Anti-obesity bills provide better access to produce

A state Senate ban on "bad fats" in restaurants grabbed headlines last week, but the bill was just one of Sen. Eliot Shapleigh's measures to stem obesity in Texas.

Shapleigh, D-El Paso, has shepherded two other bills through the Senate to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables among lower income Texans and to get kids outside.

El Paso's share of obese children is twice the national average at 40 percent, and Texas as a whole ranks sixth in terms of states with overweight children.  Click here for full article.