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Statewide Amendment 01 - FOR
proposition
Texas Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment
(HJR 126): Protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife managemente, especially in communities that have over-reaching regulation.
Assertions
MCTP Position: Source 
Submitted by john wertz on 2023-10-09 01:31:09
FOR
State over local control; too open ended. Prevents cities from usurping individual rights.
Major Issues
State Contol vs. Local Control
(State over local and is open ended but prevents local cities from overreaching individual farmers, etc.)
Texas Scorecard has consolidated the recommendations for voting on the upcoming state constitutional amendments.October 7, 2023
Mark Ramsey 2023 Amendments Analysis - For
Raises the legal threshold for regulations on farming. Prevents cities from restricting farming.
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Current Revolt Position -
While it seems nice, these things have always been a right in Texas. In particular, wildlife management (i.e. Hunting) is already protected by the Texas Constitution. The full text of the amendment also makes it clear there are broad exemptions to this alleged “right” that let the unelected government bureaucracy decide when your rights end.
VERDICT: SCAM
MCRP Position
This seems like a “no-brainer;” however, there is more to it than meets the eye. Although one would assume that Texas farmers and ranchers go about their business of producing food for Texas and the world without government interference, they are often met with overreaching ordinances, rules, and laws from local city or county governments that costs farmers a great deal of time and money to fight.
Farmers are spending thousands of dollars and countless hours fighting what they term “nuisance ordinances” that can result in large fines. Examples of these ordinances relate to the height of grass in pastures and hay fields, the painting of metal fence posts to meet city specifications, the dust created by harvesting crops, and the storing of hay bales on the property to name a few.
This amendment would supersede local ordinances and protect local farmers and ranchers from such “nuisance ordinances.” This amendment was HJR 126 in the regular legislative session.
Recommendation: YES
Information Source: Ballotpedia, Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023) - Ballotpedia
