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Rising public concern in Texas over PFAS, or “ forever chemicals” linked to cancer, infertility and immune disorders sparked lawmakers to file half a dozen bills to study the chemicals , regulate them in sewage sludge and ban them in firefighting foam for some uses.

But despite backing by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and urgent pleas from farmers grappling with poisoned land and dead cattle, none made it to the governor’s desk.

Evidence of PFAS contamination across Texas is growing. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows that at least 50 public water systems in Texas have exceeded federal limits for PFAS in drinking water. In North Texas, farm

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