The Texas Department of Agriculture understands that businesses, producers, and ranchers are suffering economic hardship due to COVID-19 restrictions. We are looking into ways the agency can provide meaningful assistance and not duplicate efforts of other state and federal programs. At this time, the STAR Fund is going to be reserved for providing assistance to those agricultural entities that sustain damages due to natural disasters like a hurricane, wildfire, or tornado.
A list of COVID-19 resources can be found here and will be updated as new information becomes available.