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Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.

Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'The department\\u2019s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.'