ROCKWALL, Texas — A new update to the Texas Cottage Food Law, which takes effect Sept. 1, is helping home-based food businesses across the state expand.
Texas is already one of the easiest states in the country to start a cottage food business, as there are no permits, fees, licenses or inspections involved in the sale of homemade food.
For families like the Thiels, who sell at the Rockwall Farmers Market, the changes are vital to being able to grow their business…