The historical bipartisan legislation includes a bevy of policies from crop insurance to food stamps.—
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LUBBOCK — Texas farmers tepidly celebrated last month after Congress barely managed to extend a package of laws meant to aid the nation’s agriculture industry and feed low-income Americans.
The clock is now ticking for federal lawmakers to pass a new, updated version of that legislation.