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Resilience and humanity emerge in the aftereffects of the worst wildfire in Texas history.

How Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers shaped the Wild West.

By Crystal Albers

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DOCUMENTING HISTORY T

he Cattleman has a well-established legacy of telling stories. As the longest running magazine in Texas, with more than 110 years in publication, its past issues serve as history books for the Southwestern ranching industry.

This month, we’re bringing some of this history to our readers through a feature about the hard-fought reputation and heritage of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers. With ties to historic outlaws like Billy the Kid and Bonnie and Clyde, and stories of much wilder days on the frontier, we hope you enjoy reading about the association’s law enforcement arm.

It’s also important to mention Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers do not receive funding through membership dues for training and equipment. The TSCRA Special Ranger Foundation supplies these resources. We have information on how to give, which helps provide vehicles, radios, armor and other necessary resources on page 28. Please consider supporting these peace officers.

In a more recent chapter of history, we share the story of this year’s devastating wildfires in the Texas

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Panhandle and western Oklahoma. These accounts are difficult to hear, but within them, we witness the resiliency and hope found in the darkest of days.

Beyond the vast devastation, the message that resonates most is this: Generous hearts show up during times of need.

We are honored to report more than 2,000 donors contributed to the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund.

Countless others provided donations of hay, feed and supplies, or simply lent a hand to those in need.

However you may have shown your support, thank you. I hope these accounts provide a glimpse into the impact of your generosity.

To all of our members, readers and friends, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. CT

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Sun Rises Resilience and humanity emerge in the aftereffects of the worst wildfire in Texas history.

By Crystal Albers

L

ooking down, Lauren Perez did not recognize her own hands. The ash that now blackened them was interrupted only by a few smears of blood.

by downed powerlines near Stinnett, was gaining dangerous speed fueled by high winds and uncharacteristically abundant grasses, but it wasn’t an eminent threat to the couple’s herd.

A heavy, acidic smell of death pervaded the air and deepened the empty sensation in her stomach.

Everything she and her husband, Drew, had worked for during the last five years seemed no more tangible now than the smoke evaporating from the remnants of a nearby smoldering yucca.

He and Lauren kept a vigilant watch on the alerts peppering their phones. It seemed a normal, albeit watchful, day at the cattle feeding operation in Amarillo, where Drew worked when he wasn’t overseeing the couple’s Running P Cattle Company.

No one seems to know the exact death count from the blazes during that unseasonably warm late February.

Some reports estimate more than 10,000 head of cattle died from the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire that ravaged the Texas Panhandle and parts of western Oklahoma earlier this year, with lingering damage expected for years.

The firestorm began Monday, Feb. 26, in Roberts County and burned white hot for nearly three weeks, destroying everything in its 1.2-million-acre race across the plains. As relentless winds and smoke choked the sun from the sky in the fire’s initial days, survival became the sole focus of those near Canadian, whose worst nightmares turned to reality by Tuesday.

For many, hell on Earth was dawning.

An instant Twenty miles south of Amarillo, Drew Perez started his day like most, paying extra attention to the weather. A day-old fire, reportedly caused

The Perezes started their registered Hereford and Angus ranch in 2019 with seven head of Hereford cattle and little more than an aluminum stock trailer.

A fourth-generation rancher with cattle roots in New Mexico, Drew had settled in Canyon with Lauren, whose ranching heritage stretched to Kansas.

The heart of cattle-feeding country was the perfect place for the couple to raise their young children, Mila and Myles, while pursuing their hardearned dream of building a ranch with the help of off-farm income and long hours. It was paying off, too. Their herd had grown to 110 head, split between Canyon and leased pasture near Canadian.

“We had gone through fire before, and so we were just monitoring it closely,” Lauren says. The fire, which started 80 miles west of their Canadianbased herd, hadn’t seemed a significant threat at the time. Then the winds changed.

“I called Drew and said, ‘You got to go. You got to go,’” Lauren recalls.

It was Tuesday, Feb. 27. The family’s recipient cows were due to calve March 1.

Mila Perez helps her family sort calves in the sunrise. The 7-year-old and her younger brother, Myles, represent the fifth generation of ranching and the future of Running P Cattle Company near Canyon. Photo by Crystal Albers.

Consumed About the time Drew Perez raced northward, Haley Clark-Esters reached for her phone to call her neighbor for help. Fire had reignited that morning just as the water trailer pump sputtered to a halt.

It was 8:30 a.m., and Haley, with her husband, David, and father, William, had spent the previous 12 hours battling the wall of flames threatening to destroy her parents’ 7 Bar Ranch 40 miles southwest of Canadian, near Miami.

The 125-head commercial cow-calf ranch where William and his wife, Jackie, lived has been in the Clark family since 1960. Haley and David had recently moved back to the area to be closer to her parents, now in their 80s, after spending years living and working in the Fort Worth area.

Haley was returning from Amarillo with her mother Monday afternoon when they spotted smoke on the western horizon.

By nightfall, the flames had arrived.

William had already hitched a 1,100-gallon water tank outfitted with a two-inch hose to the back of the truck in an effort to slow the fire’s advance. As Haley drove alongside the fire line, David sprayed water at the flames that roared increasingly closer to the homestead.

“The fire was blowing west to east at the time. We were just trying to save as much of the land as we could,” Haley recalls. “David was on the back of the feed pickup spraying water as I was pulling the water wagon.”

As they went, bawling from the neighbor’s cows pierced through the crackling flames.

“That was the most haunting sound,” she says. “We opened up as many gates as possible as we went along,

trying to give them a way out and spraying as much as we could until the water ran out.”

With each pass, the two refilled at the 50,000-gallon water tanks William had installed years ago north of the home. A 2006 wildfire had also convinced him to maintain a 30-foot strip of shorter grass around the perimeter of the headquarters to serve as a natural fire break.

The firefight continued until they neared the caprocks, where the pasture breaks into the northern fringes of a 200-mile escarpment carved by time and water and frames the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado, or Southern High Plains. A wrong turn with limited visibility could mean a 100-foot drop.

“We had to get Dad to lead us through parts of it where it breaks off because I didn’t know the pasture well enough in the dark to know where the breaks were,” Haley says. “The wind was howling and it just wouldn’t stop. [The fire] kept creeping south the entire time in the wind. It just wouldn’t stop.”

The fire raged through the night and slowed by early Tuesday morning before hot spots reignited on the western front. Thankfully, a neighbor arrived with a new pump.

“We were still getting cattle drawn in to shorter grass by morning, but it was calving season and a lot of them didn’t want to come in because their babies were still out there,” she says.

The fire chief arrived to inform the family that all local forces were moving to protect the town and encouraged them to leave. The Clarks, however, chose to stay. Jackie was already safe in town, and the three had positioned themselves to fight the wind change.

As the fire shifted, Haley prayed in earnest.

“Being from a ranch, you want to protect those cows,” she explains. “You’re all they’ve got.”

The impossible Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Ben Eggleston responded to a call from Hemphill County Sheriff Brent Clapp that Tuesday morning.

The fire was crossing from Roberts into Hemphill County, headed toward Canadian, the county seat and home to its law enforcement center and Eggleston’s office.

“He asked me to go up and down [Highway] 83 and start evacuating, telling people to leave their residences,” Eggleston says. “We opened up fences.

We let cattle out because you could see there was no stopping the fire.”

As Eggleston returned to town, the fire, powered by the estimated 60-70-mile-per-hour winds, jumped the South Canadian River and blocked the last remaining exit to the south. Canadian was suddenly an island.

“The fire was coming from the west, and it was as high as the sky. Everything was a red glow,” Eggleston recalls. “You could see the flames, but long before the flames ever got somewhere, the fire was being pushed. It was like it exploded and caught the grass on fire ahead of it, whatever was in its path.

“I’ve never seen a fire burn like that.”

South of Canadian, Drew Perez turned his truck eastward. He was nearing his pasture but stopped to get an update from emergency personnel in two fire trucks parked along the highway. One asked where he was going.

“I said, ‘Well, my cows are down this road,’” Drew says. “He looked at me and said, ‘You’ve got about 30 minutes before you need to start getting out of here.’”

The next half hour was a blur of last-ditch efforts, Drew recalls. With no time to haul cattle to safety, he placed feed in spots that perhaps offered the best chances of survival. Caliche ground at the southern portion of the pasture provided a safe haven, he hoped.

“It’s tough to think of what you’re supposed to do in those situations when you’ve got three days’ worth of work to do in 30 minutes,” he says. “We just tried to do what we could and put it into God’s hands.

“I was very concerned about the cows, but I’ve got a 7- and a 5-year-old at home. I knew we could build back and the grass would grow back, but I hated to do it. I hated to leave the cows there,” he says. “That was a hard decision to make at the time, but I didn’t really have a choice.”

Resigned to a sleepless night, Drew made the long drive home and braced for the worst.

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Top: The Smokehouse Creek Wildfire, which burned nearly three weeks, engulfed 1.2 million acres in flames. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Middle: Black and brown — the wildfire leaves little else of Running P pasture. Courtesy photo.

Bottom: TSCRA Special Ranger Ben Eggleston stands ready in Canadian, a town nearly swallowed by fire. Photo by Crystal Albers. Opposite: A wind-fueled inferno crests the hill at 7 Bar Ranch near Miami. Courtesy photo.

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Miracles Lauren Perez describes the scene Wednesday morning as sheer devastation.

“All you saw was burned ground for miles and miles,” she says of the drive to Canadian. “They say the fire was moving at the rate of two football fields per second.”

Later images showed the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire covered 850,000 acres, or 1,328 square miles, within its first two days.

“Nearly all of our registered Hereford herd, which is where we put our primary focus, was wiped out in a matter of seconds. We lost 42 head,” she says. “It was the majority of everything that we had spent our time growing.

All of our donors were basically gone, leaving us with a few yearling heifers, and about 50% of our total herd numbers.”

Entire bloodlines had vanished in the flames, and many of the animals that survived laid suffering.

“We went out to each cow on the Ranger with some friends of ours who were there to help.

They carried a pistol,” Lauren remembers, with tears.

“The hurt and the suffering of those mama cows, so many in the worst state — we had to do what was best for them, but it was a lot to take for all of us. I mean, our neighbors and friends had to put someone else’s cattle down. I just had to turn my back and walk away.”

At 7 Bar Ranch, the Clark family lost five cows and seven calves but managed to save the rest of their herd, along with about 45 acres of grassland, the house and sheds. The fire had edged within 150 yards of the house in some spots, Haley estimates.

— Lauren Perez, Running P Cattle Co.

“We had a lot of calves that couldn’t nurse because their udders were burned, but we were lucky compared to our neighbors west of us,” Haley says.

In Canadian, Eggleston helped other first responders ensure people were safe.

Two fatalities were reported elsewhere in the county, but the town’s residents had managed to weather the firestorm that left the surrounding land in steaming ruins.

“Driving down the roads and looking across the country, you could see massive amounts of livestock lost,” he says. “Cattle were lying everywhere, fences were gone, and the cattle that did survive were walking astray — the walking wounded I called them.

“I had seen devastation before,” says the 20-year special ranger veteran, “but not on the scale of this fire.”

“You couldn’t tell which cattle were whose. One cow that was still alive had been caught in the cattle guard and was so badly burned that we couldn’t tell that she was a Hereford, let alone ours,” Lauren says. “Everyone had passed her several times. Drew said he didn’t want to mistakenly put someone else’s cow down, but then we started going through the inventory and it was O23H. It was one of our foundation cows.”

Of the cows that survived, most were badly burned and due to calve that day. Drew contacted more neighbors to find trailers to move cows back to Canyon. Soon, they had more trailers available than cows.

And then, there were miracles — flickers of hope.

“We knew some cows had calved right before the fire got there because we could tell by looking at them, but

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“There’s one bull calf that we found completely unharmed, sitting on a patch of grass the size of a lick tub. For 60 miles on either side of it, everything was burned, except for this little patch with a little calf. We named him Fireball.”

They say the fire was moving at the rate of two football fields per second.”

The charred skin of the dead and living alike made identification nearly impossible.

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we couldn’t find all their calves,” Drew recalls. “We were fortunate enough to find a few that were lying on the ashes when we got there.

Eggleston had lost his own pastureland and fences near Ellis County, but his brother had managed to move his cattle before the fire. His family, thankfully, was safe.

It was time to rebuild.

Help and healing “We were overwhelmed with volunteers after the fire.

They came from everywhere. They had meals on the streets in Canadian and other small towns,” Eggleston recalls. “School-age kids were even helping at the feed points and hay delivery stations, just helping people with everything from feed to clothing. It’s good to see when people are down that help comes in their time of need.”

Ranch relief was in full swing. Hay, feed and supplies were collected and distributed across the region.

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Haley Clark-Esters, above, stands on what was once the charred remains of her family’s pastureland, pictured below. For the Clarks, the green grass and cattle grazing today represent victory after the fight of their lives.

Photos by Crystal Albers. Bottom right photo courtesy of 7 Bar Ranch.

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“We had people calling who didn’t even know us, hoping to help,” Haley says. “And the outpouring of prayer was everything to us. Prayer is what got us through this.”

“The recovery from this fire will take years. We’re still dealing with the ramifications of it, including the loss of several cows and calves from respiratory complications caused by the smoke.”

“People were willing to give you the shirts off their backs,” Drew echoes. “People we didn’t even know just showed up. They didn’t even tell us they were coming.

They showed up and started unloading.

For many like the Clarks, time is revealing the true extent of additional hidden damages, f rom lingering illnesses and respiratory problems in cattle, to damage to metal barns and equipment destined for rust and deterioration.

“It’s hard for ranchers to ask for help, but the volunteers who showed up didn’t hesitate. It just lets you know you’re going to be all right.”

In addition to widespread support by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers, the association initiated fundraising through its TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund to aid the hundreds of ranchers affected through the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma. The effort spurred more than $2.5 million from nearly 2,000 donors.

The nonprofit supports Texas and Oklahoma cattle raisers facing disasters, distributing monetary assistance to reduce financial burdens. In the case of the Panhandle wildfires, funding was also available for volunteer fire departments working alongside the affected families.

7 Bar Ranch and Running P Cattle Company were among those ranches awarded funds to assist in recovery. Haley says the Clark family will use the money to help rebuild 23 miles of lost fence.

“I don’t know if I have the words for my appreciation for how much it means to be able to help Mom and Dad and get this place back up,” she says. “Thanks to TSCRA, we’re going to rebuild again and keep after it.

Before the fire, the Perez family had plans to host their first production sale. Drew says the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund will make the goal a reality, helping Running P invest in rebuilding the cow herd. “‘Thank you’ is not enough,” he says. “Instead of a fiveyear plan, maybe we can make that a two-year plan to get that back up and running. Hopefully it shortens the window of what it will take to get us back to that point.”

The Perezes purchased pregnant recips that carried matings and reinitiated extensive embryo transfer work from the cows that survived into cooperator herds in Oklahoma.

There was a point, though, where it didn’t seem possible, Lauren admits.

“We put our heart and soul into this, and I’d be lying if I said we didn’t consider getting out after the fire,” she says. “But really, it was the people that came together and said, ‘We’re here for you in your darkest days,’ who gave us that light and that hope to summon our grit and resilience. It was because of the hope that TSCRA has given us that we know we can do this again. They stood us back up on our feet.”

A miracle in the chaos

A bull calf born in the flames and found on a single patch of grass the day after the fire is a sign of new life for Running P Cattle Co. The Perez family named him Fireball.

Drew Perez, pictured opposite, recalls the Smokehouse Creek fire while checking the weaned calves born of the flames.

“They’re going to be the building blocks for the future.”

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Lauren and Drew Perez stand with their children at their Canyon ranch, where the registered Hereford cows that survived the state’s largest-ever fire graze in the background. Photo by Crystal Albers.

A new day Six months after the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire, the grass is nearly regrown and new fences show signs of promise.

On a hot August morning, the Perez family prepares to work their weaned Hereford calves — the ones that survived the inferno. For Lauren and Drew, the calves and their fresh hot-iron brands offer a symbol of hope.

Nodding toward his kids eager to help with morning chores, Drew says, “It’s their choice if they would like to pursue this and go that route in the future. They’ll just need to keep their faith strong, stay positive and know the rain comes back. The grass grows back, and the sun’s coming up tomorrow. And it did.” CT

“The calves we’ll work today survived through the fire.

Certain bloodlines — like grandma, mom, daughter — they’re all gone,” Drew says. “When you go through the genetics of the ones that did survive, though, it’s like God was watching over us. He kept the best ones. They’re going to be the building blocks for the future.”

Lauren reflects on the weeks following the fire, nursing calves and mamas back to health, rubbing balm on udders and bottle feeding for months.

Crystal Albers is a writer and the chief operating officer at Grant Company based in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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“As soon as we got the cows back to Canyon they started calving, and the kids would light up to go out and check pastures. Seeing the excitement in their eyes when the new baby calves arrived gave us the hope and reassurance that this is why we do this,” she says. “Those miracles kept us rolling.”

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attle rustling — a criminal enterprise many might consider obsolete, along with the stagecoach robberies, quick draw duels and high noon shootouts of the frontier era — is still alive and well in the modern Southwest, plaguing cattle raisers and the special rangers who safeguard their livelihoods.

“The one question people ask me is, ‘They still do that?’” says Scott Williamson, executive director of law enforcement, brand and inspection services for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

“Yes, absolutely. While the basic theft of livestock has remained the same, the level of technology, the anonymity of social media, the vastness of interstate commerce — so many things have changed.”

Retired Special Ranger Joe Roberts, whose tenure with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association spanned nearly five decades, echoes these sentiments.

“I saw a lot of technology changes,” Roberts says.

“First was the blood typing and DNA testing to identify cattle, but the hot iron is the best identification tool, as always. The basics for cattle theft investigation still rely on cow sense, common sense and relating well to the rancher, the thief and working well with other officers and agencies.”

A League of Their Own Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers, who are commissioned by the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, must be well-versed in all facets of law enforcement, from narcotics to counterterrorism. Special rangers work closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Texas Rangers to tackle agricultural and related crimes.

This is a far cry from the Wild West, when requirements to enter law enforcement were few, and when Butch Cassidy-esque gunfights between outlaws and lawmen on horseback were the norm.

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“Prior to DPS, we would just hire somebody, there was no commission,” Williamson says. “You did it like you see on TV: ‘Here’s your badge, here’s your gun, let’s go.’

The Texas Rangers started in 1823 as a kind of battalion, a sworn brotherhood like you see in the movies — no paperwork, no anything. These were more battlestricken type men until the late 1910s, when they began to hone their skills to turn into an investigative group.”

While special rangers and Texas Rangers often work together to investigate agricultural crimes, they are separate divisions of Texas law enforcement; special rangers focus on crimes against property, while Texas Rangers focus on crimes against persons.

“When you look at our intersecting histories, it can be difficult to differentiate between our organizations,” Williamson says. “Although we’re both commissioned by DPS, we’re not Texas Rangers, but our relationship has always been exceptionally close.”

Roberts worked alongside the Texas Rangers during the most violent case of his career, in which five thieves managed to steal horses, cows and mules across an eight-county area, from Abilene to Fort Worth, in the late ’80s. Roberts helped locate and arrest four of the thieves, but one remained unaccounted for.

“In my interview with one of the thieves, that crook told me, ‘You’ve helped me, I’m going to help you,’” Roberts recalls. “‘I’ll tell you what happened to the other crook.’ I said, ‘What’s that?’ And he said, ‘Johnny and Ross, they murdered him and dropped him in a well.’

“I pushed my chair back and said, ‘Whoa, wait a minute. This getting a little heavy for me.’ I walked across the hall to the sheriff’s office, where there was a Texas Ranger named Gene Key. I said, ‘Hey, Gene, you busy? I just stepped in a pile of crap.’

“I painted him a picture of this case I’d been working on, and we went back down the hall and did the interview and started a murder investigation right there.”

In their joint investigation, which spanned a year, Roberts and Key cleared 10 unsolved cases.

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“This goes to show you how simple cattle theft can turn really serious,” Roberts says. “This case reminded me not to be complacent and to be alert to stay alive.”

Like their Texas Ranger counterparts, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers are embedded in the fabric of history, their stories indelibly intertwined with those of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws.

Have Gun — Will Travel In 1880, with the Lincoln County War raging in the eastern Territory of New Mexico and cattle rustling gangs devastating ranching operations in the Panhandle, Canadian River Cattlemen’s Association — which would join the ranks of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association — appointed buffalo hunter-turned-U.S. Deputy Marshal John W. Poe as stock detective and deputy to Lincoln County Sherrif Pat Garrett. Poe was tasked with stamping out the cattle rustling gangs led

by Pat Coghlin — the King of Tularosa — and William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. Before the year was over, Poe successfully had Coghlin indicted by a grand jury, bringing the reign of the King of Tularosa to an end, and Garrett captured and imprisoned Bonney in the Lincoln County Jail. After four months in custody, Bonney staged a bloody prison break and absconded to Fort Sumner, but Poe discovered his hideout, and Garrett allegedly ended the outlaw’s life with an impeccably aimed shot in the dark.

Almost a half-century later, as the bootleggers and organized crime syndicates of the coming Jazz Age began to overtake the horseback-riding, rifle-wielding desperados of the Wild West, Frank A. Hamer — an imposing, stern and devoutly religious man with a rigid sense of justice — left the Texas Rangers to become a field inspector for Texas Cattlemen’s Association, the latest iteration of what would become Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

Hamer’s tenure was short-lived, however, as he was discharged that same year following his involvement in a fatal shootout with his wife’s former in-laws at a Sweetwater gas station. After his dismissal in 1917, Hamer rejoined the Texas Rangers, where he eventually became senior captain and solidified his reputation as one of the most fearsome lawmen in the American West.

In 1934, two years after his retirement, Hamer was enlisted by the Texas Prison System to lead the manhunt against Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Hiding in the bushes alongside Louisiana State Highway 154, Hamer and his posse waited for the couple’s car to approach before opening fire, unloading more than 130 rounds of ammunition into the now-famous Ford V-8 and ending the two-year crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde.

While Poe and Hamer retired from public service and lived into their seventies — Poe succumbing to heart failure at 73 and Hamer passing in his sleep at 71 — the same cannot be said of two legendary field inspectors who were struck down while in the line of duty.

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Bonnie and Clyde TSCRA Stock Detective John Poe played an instrumental role in taming the Wild West after he was appointed deputy to Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett. In July 1881, after Billy the Kid broke out of the Lincoln County Jail and went into hiding, Poe led a posse to his Fort Sumner hideout, where Garrett fatally shot the 21-year-old outlaw.

In 1934, former TSCRA Field Inspector Frank Hamer rejoined the Texas Rangers to lead the manhunt against the infamous gunslinging duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, ambushing the couple alongside the Louisiana State Highway and ending their cross-country crime spree.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly On Easter Sunday of 1923, a group of lawmen gathered at the Gaines Hotel in Seminole for an after-dinner smoke and discussion of the next day’s habeas corpus hearing against two notorious cattle thieves.

Among those crammed in the hotel’s small office were the county sheriff, two attorneys, the presiding judge and Horace “Hod” Roberson and Dave Allison, field inspectors for the Texas Cattlemen’s Association.

The cattle thieves in question were Milt Good of Brownfield, a world-champion steer roper turned outlaw, and Tom Ross, formerly known as Hill Loftis, a career criminal from Mississippi who had evaded justice for decades despite his distinctive appearance, which included “piercing black eyes” and a “peculiarly shaped head,” according to reward notices.

As the principal witnesses to Ross and Good’s cattle theft, Roberson and Allison were to testify against them the following morning — not a moment too soon for Roberson, who had publicly proclaimed his intention to kill Ross or send him to prison.

A 48-year-old Army veteran from Midland, Roberson had served as a Texas Ranger, a ranch foreman, a county deputy and a Deputy U.S. Marshall before joining the Texas Cattlemen’s Association in 1916. After his passing, bereaved friends described him as “without peer” and “the bravest of the brave,” praising his “hatred for a crook or a thief.”

According to some historical accounts, it was not unheard of for Roberson to serve as judge, jury and executioner on the spot in order to resolve disputes with expediency. His methods even earned him a murder conviction and 20-year prison sentence in 1915, but he was acquitted after a lengthy appeals process.

Roberson’s partner, Allison, was an equally formidable lawman of 63, known for becoming the youngest sheriff in Texas and ending the careers of many famous outlaws, including Three Finger Jack and the Owens brothers.

George S. Patton described him as “the most noted gunman here in Texas.”

Like Roberson, he was a prolific gunslinger who didn’t shy away from deadly force; nevertheless, after his death, mourners described him as “a brave, fearless and upright man,” and proclaimed, “There never was a better man than Dave.”

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Texas Cattlemen’s Association Field Inspectors Horace Roberson and Dave Allison were killed in a double murder April 1, 1923, at the Gaines Hotel in Seminole. They were to testify against their assassins, two cattle rustlers named Milt Good and Tom Ross, the following morning.

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Widely considered to mark the end of the Texas Frontier Era, the 1923 trials of Milt Good and Tom Ross drew crowds of onlookers to the Lubbock and Abilene courthouses, where the defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to over 50 years each at the Texas State Prison in Huntsville.

Neither man would carry out his sentence, however; Good was acquitted after 12 years in custody, and Ross escaped from prison and committed suicide after four years on the run.

“[Allison] gave me a look on his face that I never will forget. I commenced shooting as quick as I could shoot. I do not know how many times I shot him,” s­ aid Tom Ross of the 1923 Easter Sunday murder.

Murder at the Gaines Around 8:30 p.m. that fateful Sunday, the hotel doors burst open to reveal Good and Ross, armed with an automatic shotgun and a pistol, respectively.

As witnesses would later testify, the barrel of Good’s shotgun poked through the open door of the hotel’s office, pointing toward Roberson. Before anyone could react, two shots fired — one into Roberson’s head and another into Allison’s heart. Ross then unloaded several rounds into Roberson’s body — “I do not know how many times I shot him,” he allegedly said — piercing the ranger’s head, neck, heart and hip for good measure.

Disturbed by the commotion, Roberson’s wife, Martha, left the safety of her hotel room to discover Allison’s body on the floor and her deceased husband still upright in his chair. She pulled Roberson’s gun from its holster and, upon discovering the handle had been shattered, retrieved a backup gun from their hotel room. Still in her nightgown, she pursued the gunmen through the front door of the lobby and opened fire, grazing Good’s arm and hip and hitting Ross in his midsection.

Neither man was fatally wounded — Ross’s belt buckle had deflected Martha’s bullet — so the fugitives managed to flee the scene in a getaway car. But only a few hours later, Good and Ross called the sheriff to surrender; accounts differ as to whether they required medical attention or had simply run out of gasoline.

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During their subsequent trials in Lubbock and Abilene throughout the following months, although Ross and Good claimed to have acted in self-defense, they were both convicted of murder and sentenced to more than 50 years each at the Texas State Prison in Huntsville. In 1925, they escaped from the prison hospital and fled the country — Ross to Canada and Good to South America.

After a year on the run, Good was apprehended in Oklahoma and returned to Huntsville to carry out his sentence. Seemingly undeterred by his failure, however, he escaped again the next year and was immediately recaptured. Despite his irrepressible wanderlust, after only 12 years in custody, Good was pardoned and released. He reunited with his wife and eight children and lived into his seventies, when he was crushed to death between his vehicle and a fence at his farm in Cotulla.

Ross suffered an even darker fate, remaining on the run for two years after his jailbreak and forsaking his family and name for a new alias: Charles Gannon. He would commit at least one more murder before his death in 1929. It’s unclear whether his last victim was a Montana foreman or a detective sent to apprehend him and bring him back to Huntsville.

But one part of the narrative remains consistent: that same night, Gannon penned a suicide note to his wife and daughter, put a gun to his head and ended his three-decade crime spree. He was 57 years old.

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forensic knowledge to analyze crime scenes, as well as the awareness of liability and familiarity with discovery laws,” Williamson explains. “The standards for our investigations, our ethics and our reporting today are significantly higher than they were even when I started as a brand inspector in ’87.”

Some historians consider Allison and Roberson’s murders to be the end of the frontier era — a muchromanticized period of American history characterized not only by swinging saloon doors, boom towns and the promise of economic prosperity, but also by anarchy, vigilantism and gunsmoke justice.

Williamson recalls pecking away on a manual typewriter, driving around with a box of maps and phone books in his pickup, and using drive-through payphones to check in with Fort Worth headquarters.

“In the frontier era when Allison and Roberson were killed, it was just like the cowboy days,” Williamson says. “These were mean, tough old men, but they were doing their job. They caught the cattle thieves, and they were essentially assassinated because of that work. They gave the ultimate sacrifice for the livestock investigative industry.”

“It’s just endless, the things that have changed over the course of my career,” he says. “But the dedication of those men who were so tough through our earlier years, in a time when justice looked so different, is what built us.”

“Allison and Roberson didn’t have the DNA or blood typing, much less cell phones to speed up an investigation,” Roberts says. “May we remember those officers killed in the line of duty who never got the chance to retire.” CT

Throughout the last century, the agricultural law enforcement landscape has transformed immeasurably, and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers have risen to the challenge, cementing their standing among the foremost civil service agencies in the Southwest.

“Now we need to have the deep investigative skills required to subpoena cell phone and GPS records, the

Elyssa Foshee Sanders is a freelance writer from Lubbock.

Editor’s Note: Special thanks to TSCRA Past President Richard Thorpe, whose invaluable research helped shape this story.

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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AHEAD

By Melissa Hamilton, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director of government relations

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he 89th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature begins Jan. 14. With elections in the rearview, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is focused on legislation benefiting cattle raisers and landowners.

As a grassroots organization, association policy is developed and crafted by its members, offering a shared voice on behalf of ranching, private property rights and the beef industry. Our members represent 28,000 cattle raisers throughout the state, making Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association one of the most prominent and well-represented advocacy groups in both the state and national capitols.

Below is a summary of the association’s state and federal policy priorities for the year ahead. This spring, expect to hear more from our team about progress made on these objectives and efforts to combat harmful legislation.

Texas Legislature Policy Priorities Jan. 14, 2025 to June 2, 2025

• Ban the sale and manufacture of cell-cultured proteins in Texas.

• Amend the Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 431.021, to prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, distribution, offer for sale and sale of cell-cultured protein.

• Update the Texas brand registration renewal process.

• Amend the Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 133, to update the brand registration process to an electronic filing system.

• Provide more clarity on who can register a brand so that an agent, designated by the owner of the brand, can perform registration.

• Work alongside the Texas Legislature to improve wildfire prevention, mitigation and response.

• Coordinate with legislators and state agencies to improve the Landowner Compensation Program created last session.

• Look for opportunities to improve eminent domain law in Texas.

• Protect groundwater and groundwater ownership for landowners and ranchers.

Federal Policy Priorities

• Passage of the Farm Bill with funding for provisions important to cattle raisers including livestock risk protection (LRP), livestock indemnity program (LIP), environmental quality incentives program (EQIP), and disaster preparedness programs, such as the national animal disease preparedness and response program (NADPRP).

• Improve tax policy by permanently repealing the estate tax, also known as the death tax, to protect family ranches and landowners.

• Increase funding for electronic identification tags and related equipment for cattle so ranchers do not have to bear the cost.

• Prevent efforts to build a high-speed rail in rural Texas.

• Protect the beef industry from legislative and regulatory efforts to tax carbon emissions from cattle.

• Create a brand database housed at the Texas Animal Health Commission and accessible online.

• Oppose revisions to the definition of “prompt payment” in the Packers and Stockyards Act.

• Provide a user-friendly system that Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers and law enforcement can access when determining ownership of stray livestock.

• Improve border security. CT

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• Support efforts to hold Mexico accountable in meeting their obligations under the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty of 1944

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CATTLE RAISERS PARTNERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVES

exas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association recognizes the following policymakers and leaders for dedicated support of the state’s ranchers, landowners and rural citizens during their tenure as elected officials. As they retire from their seats, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association thanks them for their service to the state and industry.

U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess

U.S. Rep. Kay Granger*

District 26

District 12

11th term, announced retirement Nov. 13, 2023

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Committees Served: Rules – Chair; Budget – Member; Energy & Commerce – Member

Committees Served: Appropriations – Member

Sen. Drew Springer*

Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson*

District 30 1 term, announced retirement Nov. 7, 2023

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Rep. Kyle Kacal* District 12

District 56 10th term, announced retirement Aug. 15, 2024

Committees Served: Administration – Vice Chair; Local Government – Vice Chair; Education – Member; Higher Education – Member; Nominations – Member; Redistricting – Member; Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs – Member

Committees Served: Agriculture & Livestock – Vice Chair; Energy Resources – Member

Rep. Tracy King*

Rep. Andrew Murr*

District 80

District 53

10th term, announced retirement in July 11, 2023

5th term, announced retirement Nov. 20, 2023

Committees Served: Natural Resources – Chair; Community Safety – Member; Licensing & Administrative Procedures – Member; Youth Health & Safety – Member

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Committees Served: Corrections – Vice Chair; Natural Resources – Member

Rep. Four Price District 87

7th term, announced retirement in July 19, 2023 Committees Served: Health Care Reform – Member; Natural Resources – Member; Public Health – Member

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spring application period, offering financial support to individuals in Texas or Oklahoma who have faced challenges obtaining conventional financing.

Unlike traditional loans, the grants do not require repayment, focusing solely on helping recipients establish long-term careers in the beef industry. The grant program is inclusive, open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and industry segments.

“The landscape of ranching has become increasingly challenging for each generation,” said TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Chair Carl Ray Polk Jr. “Market risks, land availability, operational costs and more have left the future legacy of ranching compromised. The TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program allows the association to help equip individuals with the financial capital to sustain their beef business.”

CLAIM FWSSR GROUNDS PINS BY DEC. 16 Craig Young, a cattle raiser impacted by the Texas Panhandle wildfires, shares heartfelt gratitude for the brave first responders who stepped up in the face of devastation.

WILDFIRE HEROES HONORED AT COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DINNER The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Disaster Relief Fund, a nonprofit that supports cattle raisers facing disasters in Texas and Oklahoma, hosted a community appreciation dinner Oct. 20 in Canadian.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has once again partnered with the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo to offer all active association members free commemorative pins, granting complimentary access to the entire 23-day run of the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. See page 55 for instructions to redeem.

The event was held at the Jones Pavilion and honored the people, industry partners and first responders who were instrumental in battling this spring’s Texas Panhandle wildfires.

“This dinner is our way of saying thank you to the people who stepped up when the region needed them the most,” said Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. “Ranchers, landowners and rural communities cannot come back from disasters alone, and we are thankful to all — neighbors, businesses, first responders and leaders — who contribute in times of need.”

The TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund raised more than $2.5 million to support cattle raisers and organizations across 11 counties impacted by the 2024 Texas Panhandle wildfires.

$200,000 IN FUNDING AWARDED TO BEEF ENTREPRENEURS The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Leadership Development Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting future land and livestock stewards, announced nearly $200,000 of funding was granted to entrepreneurs throughout the beef industry.

The funding comes after the inaugural TSCRA Leadership Development Working Grant Program’s

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TSCRA leaders thank Capital Farm Credit for their continued support of the Texas cattle industry. Pictured from left are: Dan Gattis, TSCRA second vice president; Jeff Norte, Capital Farm Credit CEO; Carl Ray Polk Jr., TSCRA president; Phil Peabody, Capital Farm Credit chief lending officer; and Stephen Diebel, TSCRA first vice president.

TSCRA VISITS CAPITAL FARM CREDIT’S NEW HEADQUARTERS In October, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association leaders visited the new state of-the-art headquarters office of Capital Farm Credit in College Station. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of cattle raisers and rural communities in Texas, as well as learn about Capital Farm Credit’s vision for innovation and growth in the agricultural sector.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and Capital Farm Credit have a long history of partnership and will continue to work together to support landowners and cattle raisers.

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In the News HALLY PARKS HIRED AS ASSOCIATION SALES REPRESENTATIVE Hally Parks joined Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in October as the association sales representative.

Originally from Ozark, Missouri, Parks gained a love of cattle and the agriculture industry in junior high when she was introduced to the FFA organization. Parks graduated from Oklahoma State University in December 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and a minor in event management.

Hally Parks Pictured from left are Don Rea, The Meat Board; Jason Skaggs, TSCRA executive vice president and CEO; Jeff Savell, Texas A&M University; and Nick Nickleson, The Meat Board.

Prior to joining Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, she worked for the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation.

TSCRA AND THE MEAT BOARD WELCOME TEXAS A&M’S JEFF SAVELL AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS IN FORT WORTH

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR INTERNSHIPS AT CATTLE RAISERS CONVENTION & EXPO Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has opened the application window for the Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo internship held April 8 to 13, 2025, in Fort Worth.

The internship program allows college students to gain on-the-job experience and expand their agricultural knowledge, while making connections with industry leaders. Students will build their communication and networking skills, acquaint themselves with a wide range of work departments, and get a behind-the-scenes look at hosting one of the largest agricultural events in the Southwest.

Convention internship applications are due Dec. 31 and available at tscra.org/what-we-do/students.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association was proud to partner with The Meat Board in Fort Worth, along with Don Rea, Nick Nickleson and Greg Kimmel, to host a special meet-and-greet for Jeff Savell, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences at Texas A&M University.

Joining Savell were several esteemed colleagues from Texas A&M University, including Rick Avery, director of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Chris Skaggs, associate dean for student development; Clay Mathis, department head of animal science; and Tryon Wickersham, associate head for research. All involved said it was a great opportunity to connect with key leaders in agricultural education and research. CT

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“The headwinds in Asia remain formidable, but we are encouraged by the region’s ongoing tourism rebound.

The late-September removal of Colombia’s restrictions on U.S. beef is also a positive development. While this came too late to impact the August results, it will help bolster fourth-quarter demand in Latin America.”

In early October, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released a report analyzing data collected in a nationwide tax survey of America’s cattle producers.

With the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set to expire at the end of 2025, the association collected this survey data to better understand how key tax provisions, such as death tax relief and business deductions, impact familyowned cattle operations.

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE OUTREACH IMPROVES PRODUCER-FOCUSED RESOURCES

The survey results indicated 99% of respondents operated family-owned farms or ranches and 64% were at least third-generation cattle producers. Additionally, the survey showed strong support for provisions such the 1031 Like-Kind Exchange, Section 179 Expensing, Bonus Depreciation, and Section 199A Small Business Deduction.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have been awarded $1.9 million in Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative grants by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The initiative is an effort to identify priorities, find solutions and advance conservation practices on private grazing lands across the U.S. The Texas A&M AgriLife grants are part of $22 million in grants awarded across 36 states.

The data also showed that a quarter of respondents spend more than $10,000 annually for tax preparation, filing, and potential audits — expenses that add further pressure to agricultural operations.

“Farms and ranches are unique small businesses, and they face a variety of challenges that our tax code must address,” said National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus.

“The survey data shows strong support for tax provisions that help cattle producers reduce their taxes and invest in essential assets for running a successful cattle operation. To protect our farming and ranching heritage, we need Congress to step up and back tax provisions that help cattle producers save more of their hard-earned money and set up the next generation of cattle producers for success.”

AUGUST BEEF EXPORTS TREND LOWER U.S. beef exports were below year-ago levels in August, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Beef exports totaled 102,682 metric tons in August, down 6% from a year ago and the lowest since January.

Export value fell 4% to $845.9 million. Mexico’s demand for U.S. beef remained robust in August, while exports also trended higher to Taiwan, the Middle East and the ASEAN region. But these results were offset by lower shipments to Japan, South Korea and China/Hong Kong.

Through the first eight months of the year, beef exports were 3% below last year at 856,834 metric tons, but were 4% higher in value at just under $7 billion.

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“Beef demand in our major Asian markets seemed to lose a bit of momentum in August, but exports held up well to Mexico, Taiwan and the Middle East,” said U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom.

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Understanding management challenges and identifying best practices to build capacity and conservation on grazing lands across Texas and beyond is the goal of two new federally funded grants garnered

by Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

Morgan Treadwell, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension range specialist, of San Angelo, was awarded $999,943 to advance the knowledge and implementation of pyric herbivory across various land management and producer-led organizations.

Pyric herbivory is a rangeland management technique that combines prescribed fire and targeted grazing to control woody plant encroachment and promote biodiversity, said Treadwell, who also serves as a professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management.

Through support from this grant, Treadwell and collaborators will create a network of sustainable grazing facilitators to serve these landowner associations through the development of AgriLife Extension publications as well as virtual and in-person educational programming.

Jeff Goodwin, Ph.D., director of the Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management, of BryanCollege Station, was awarded $996,000 for his project — Empowering the Next Generation of Ranchers: Accessing Knowledge from a Legacy of Stewardship.

Goodwin, also an assistant professor in the department of rangeland, wildlife and fisheries management, will work with the National Grazing Lands Coalition to create a producer-focused YouTube channel dedicated to creating high-quality videos reflecting the challenges and triumphs of leading grazing land managers. CT

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PLANNING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Ranching 101 webinar scheduled for Dec. 17.

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oin Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association for the next Ranching 101 session at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17.

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Theft & Law intended for district livestock shows, judging contests and other FFA-related activities. Throughout the investigation, it was revealed Villarreal had exclusive access to the organization’s accounts during his tenure.

Villarreal made 667 unauthorized transactions totaling $61,097.14 for personal use. Further examination of Villarreal’s personal bank records showed he had deposited $32,728.50, intended for livestock shows and judging contests, into his own account.

In total, Villarreal is accused of stealing $85,025.14 from the Citrus Valley District FFA. A warrant was issued for Villarreal’s arrest, and he was taken into custody Oct. 7 at the Hidalgo County Jail in lieu of bond.

STARR COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING LIVESTOCK Eloy Vera Jr. was arrested and charged on third-degree felony charges for theft of livestock after stealing eight head of cattle in Starr County.

The arrest follows an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr., who received reports of stolen cattle from a Starr County resident in August. The cattle were stolen from a victim who recently inherited the livestock after the death of the previous ranch owner.

During the investigation, Aguilar found video footage showing a white truck and trailer hauling the cattle away from the victim’s property. Aguilar identified Vera as the owner of the vehicle.

After contacting Vera, Aguilar reported the suspect was fully aware the cattle were not his and had taken the livestock without the owner’s permission.

Vera held the livestock at an undisclosed location, later surrendering some of the cattle to authorities.

He retained a portion of the livestock, demanding compensation from the victims for expenses associated with the care of the cattle from the prior weeks.

PECOS COUNTY MAN FACES FIRST-DEGREE FELONY CHARGES AFTER TSCRA INVESTIGATION A 43-year-old Pecos County man who defaulted on a $1.5 million loan has been indicted on first-degree felony charges for hindering secured creditors. The indictment follows an investigation by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Clay McKinney.

The investigation began after a law firm representing a regional bank contacted Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. The firm reported that Tate McMullen, doing business as Compana Cattle Company, had entered into a security agreement with the bank in November 2017 for a loan of $1.5 million. McMullen used livestock as collateral for the loan.

After defaulting on the loan, the bank sent numerous letters to McMullen asking for the surrender of the collateral or payment of the outstanding loan balance, but McMullen did not respond to these requests.

All eight head of cattle stolen by Vera have since been recovered. After a warrant was issued for his arrest, Vera turned himself in to Aguilar at the Starr County Jail in October.

The bank conducted an inspection of McMullen’s cattle in April 2023. Only $556,000 was assessed as a fair market for the livestock. By December 2023, when the bank seized the remaining livestock, only $222,000 in livestock remained.

FORMER CITRUS VALLEY DISTRICT FFA AG TEACHER ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF MORE THAN $85,000

McKinney presented the case to a Reeves County Grand Jury on Sept. 25, resulting in an indictment of McMullen for hindering a secured creditor, a charge protecting lenders when collateral is intentionally concealed, destroyed or removed.

Marcos Villarreal, a former agriculture teacher and expresident of the Citrus Valley District FFA, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony theft after embezzling more than $85,000 from the Citrus Valley District FFA chapter. The arrest follows an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr. On June 27, Citrus Valley District FFA board members contacted Aguilar after discovering missing funds

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On Oct. 8, McMullen surrendered to the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office in Pecos. He was subsequently arrested and released on a $25,000 bond. McMullen owes more than $1 million to the bank. The missing livestock have not yet been identified.

McKinney expressed his gratitude to the 143rd District Attorney’s Office and the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance throughout the investigation. CT

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Theft & Law missing from a property off CR 214 in Cameron. Most of the cattle are black, while a few are gray. They are branded with an “AG” on their left hip and were last seen Aug. 30. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-6619.

DISTRICT 24 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS White bull missing in Colorado County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Nathan Hale reports a white bull missing f rom a property off Ehlinger Road in Colorado County. The bull has stubbed horns, a yellow ear tag with No. 25 in his right ear and a “WJ” branded on his left hip. He was last seen Sept. 1. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Hale at 979-627-5823.

DISTRICT 19 — WEST TEXAS

Two saddles and several miscellaneous items stolen in Fisher County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger H.D. Brittain reports two Billy Cook saddles and several other miscellaneous items stolen from a property in Fisher County. The miscellaneous items are described as:

• Rossi Snake Charmer .410 shotgun; • Remington 700 .270 caliber rifle with Leaupold scope; • IWIZ-15 .223 Caliber rifle with Vortex scope; • 13-point white-tailed deer shoulder mount; • Two pairs of chaps; • Two rocking chairs with a round end table; • 10-foot ladder; and • Numerous tools.

The items were stolen Sept. 19. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Brittain at 325-340-2268.

DISTRICT 21 — EAST TEXAS

Black Angus bull missing in Limestone County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Chace Fryar reports a black registered Angus bull missing from a property near the 800 block of FM 1771 on the Limestone and Falls county line. The bull has a lot No. 13 ear tag in his right ear and a “CA connected” branded on his left hip. He was last seen Aug. 25. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Fryar at 281-734-4078.

DISTRICT 22 — EAST TEXAS Cattle missing in Milam County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports 20 head of cattle

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DISTRICT 26 — CENTRAL TEXAS

Black Angus bull missing in northern Gillespie County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Todd Jennings reports a black Angus bull missing f rom a pasture off Waserfal Road near Cherry Spring. The bull has either a “lazy T regular E” or “crazy T regular E” branded on his left hip and either a “B401” or “B501” branded below. He was last seen July 2024.

Black Angus bull missing in central Gillespie County.

Jennings also reports a 6-year-old black Angus bull missing from a property off River Road in Fredericksburg. The bull has a hole in his left ear from a missing ear tag and a left-side partial horn. He was last seen Sept. 14. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Jennings at 830-997-7585.

Charolais-cross heifer calf missing in Brown County.

Also in the district, the special ranger reports an 8-month-old Charolais-cross heifer missing from a property off CR 407 near May. The heifer has an orange ear tag in her left ear and was last seen Aug. 16. Anyone with information about these cases is urged to contact Jennings at 830-997-7585. CT TSCRA offers a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and/or grand jury indictment of individuals for theft of livestock or related property. Anonymity is guaranteed. To provide information, call the Operation Cow Thief tip line at 817-916-1775.

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Theft & Law Fine: $1,500 Community Service: 100 hours TSCRA Special Ranger: Jay Foster

MITCHELL STEFAN CHERRY — DEFENDANT Date of Birth: Oct. 18, 2001 Offense: Forgery

TAYLIN JUSTIS BROWN — DEFENDANT

Date of Offense: Jan. 17, 2023

Date of Birth: Jan. 24, 2002

Victim: Anthony Eugene Myers

Offense: Forgery

Location of Offense: Wilbarger County

Date of Offense: Jan. 17, 2023

Trial Date: Aug. 16, 2024

Victim: Anthony Eugene Myers

Trial Court: 46th Judicial District Court

Location of Offense: Wilbarger County

Plea: Guilty

Trial Date: June 18, 2024

Sentence: Three years, state jail, deferred adjudication

Trial Court: 46th Judicial District Court

Fine: $1,500

Plea: Guilty

Community Service: 150 hours

Sentence: Three years, state penitentiary, deferred adjudication

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HAY STOCKS IMPROVE WINTER FEEDING OUTLOOK Predictions for the coming season.

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Story by Adam Russell Photos by Jerod Foster

ay stocks for winter feeding of the state’s cattle herd are much improved compared to last year, but the early outlook for cool-season grazing has been dampened by drought, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Winter feeding costs are likely to be lower than last year, but the ongoing dry spell across much of Texas has cattle producers cautiously optimistic about sustaining their herds into spring.

Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist in Texas A&M University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, based in Overton, said hay supplies are better than they have been going into the past two winters, but the quality may be an issue.

Many hay-producing areas, especially East Texas, experienced rainy conditions as the first spring cuttings were mature. Soggy conditions delayed many first cuttings and post-harvest fertilizer applications, and some hay may have been rained on before it was baled.

Those scenarios all can lead to reductions in hay quality.

“The moisture prevented folks from getting into their fields at the right time to optimize the nutrient value, and if they weren’t able to apply timely fertilizer, that will have an effect on future cuttings,” she said.

“I’ve seen some hay analyses around East Texas, and while it may be adequate for mature dry cows, any heifers, stockers and cows with calves will need additional protein and energy.”

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Supplement prices improve Fortunately, prices for supplemental livestock rations like liquid feed and range cubes have softened some, said Jason Cleere, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist in the Department of Animal Science.

For example, a ton of range cubes is about $40 to $60 less per ton than this time last year. The higher hay stocks and lower supplemental feed prices translate into lower costs for ranchers through winter.

“Calf prices are still really high, and most producers aren’t going to spend as much on hay and supplementation, which means the cost-per-day to winter a cow is down,” he said. “That translates into more money in their pocket.”

Grazing conditions in decline Fall and winter grazing conditions may be better than last year, but rangelands and pastures are declining due to drought and above-average temperatures, CorriherOlson said.

Declining soil moisture across much of the state is also impacting producers’ ability to establish cool-season annuals like winter wheat, oats and ryegrass.

In recent weeks, AgriLife Extension agents have shared a mixed bag of results for producers who planted winter wheat and other cool-season grasses for fall grazing.

Some producers were moving stocker calves to graze on good, established wheat stands.

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Ranching However, producers were dealing with challenges or continued to wait for rain before planting cool-season forages. Many acres prepared for wheat and oats are still unplanted due to low soil moisture and a poor rain outlook.

On other acres, seeds were dusted in or planted into suboptimal soil moisture resulting in no germination, germinated seeds and poor emergence, or postemergent failure that will require replanting.

Some fields in a few counties that emerged well were devastated by armyworms and will likely need replanting.

Corriher-Olson said producers should still consider the value of winter forages and dry-plant now or be ready to plant before any precipitation.

“I’m not surprised producers are delaying planting winter pasture and questioning whether they are going to plant, but I think it’s still worth the risk to address the hay quality issue for a lot of folks,” she said.

Drought stalling rebuild

for ranchers until they receive adequate rainfall to support cool-season grass establishment and production.

Ranchers remain cautious when it comes to rebuilding the cow herd due to the dryer conditions they are experiencing, as well as memories of the past two years of serious droughts, he said.

There were 4.65 million beef cattle in Texas in 2019, but the number declined to 4.15 million in January 2024, the lowest point since 1961, after back-to-back years of drought and poor hay and forage production.

David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, said he expects the January 2025 USDA cattle inventory report to show further declines based on the high numbers of heifers going to feedlots and cows going to meat packers.

“It’s certainly a different situation than last year,” Cleere said. “Producers will continue to retain replacement heifers, but it depends on whether they can hold back a number that indicates they are rebuilding.” CT

Overall, Cleere said there is more optimism among cattle producers going into this winter than last year.

Winter grazing conditions will continue to be a concern

Adam Russell is a communications coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife.

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WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

MONTH OF DECEMBER? Giant reed (Arundo donax)

By Kent Ferguson Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University

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iant reed is a warm-season invasive grass found in the southern half of the U.S.

Native to the Mediterranean region, Giant reed is a species often referred to in the Bible. It was likely imported to the U.S. to be used for erosion control or cattle feed. The strong, rhizomatous grass-like plant:

areas of crop fields and roadsides without any grazing livestock.

• Rarely produces viable seeds from the blooms.

Instead, it spreads from rhizomes or broken stalks that come into contact with the soil.

• Can grow more than 20 feet tall, with hollow un-

Giant reed is an exceptional plant for stream-bank stabilization. Nutria enjoy it as a food source, but also help spread the plant. Floods can also spread the species.

• Has smooth leaf blades up to 2.5 inches wide and 2

Because it is grass-like, cattle will graze the plant readily and will, in most cases, keep it under control if given unlimited access.

• Blooms with a white-to-buff colored spike, up to 24

If it becomes a pest, Giant reed can be controlled with a properly timed herbicide application. CT

branched stems more than 2 inches wide. The stems have been used for pipe instruments for 5,000 years. feet long, evenly spaced up the stem and pointed at the tips. inches long, at the tip of the stalk usually between September and November.

• Forms large, dense clumps that grow over time.

They are often found in riparian areas, or in out

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hen giving injectable products to cattle, it is important to separate injections from each other by at least the width of an adult hand.

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TIMELESS TRADITION Executive chef talks cool-season favorites and new approaches to beef.

By Jena McRell

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he winter season is Dagan Lynn’s favorite time to cook. The executive chef for National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said there is something special about cooler days, longer evenings and family packed inside the house, ready for a meal.

“Particularly with beef, I love those long, slow-cooking methods whether it’s short ribs, roasts, ribs or oxtail,” said Lynn during a recent TSCRA Talk podcast.

The chef, who was raised on a dairy farm in upstate New York, has spent his career working in foodservice, hotels and resorts. He said he has prepared meals in everything from three-star Michelin restaurants to momand-pop establishments, from Florida to Texas and even Puerto Rico for a time. He joined National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in August 2023.

“Beef just screams tradition,” Lynn said. “Our goal is to help consumers be more comfortable selecting the right beef product for the right menu, educating them on different cuts and cooking techniques using modern cooking methods like the Instant Pot or air fryer.”

As an executive chef, he leads the team at the association’s state-of-the-art culinary center in Denver, Colorado. The test kitchen is a hub of creativity and new product development, as well as a meeting place for culinary professionals to learn more about beef.

Now with nearly 1,000 recipes available on the Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. website, the team’s work on behalf of the nation’s cattle ranchers continues to gain attention and share beef’s story.

“A lot of our recipes on the website, which is funded by the National Beef Checkoff, are really simple,” Lynn said.

“We are looking for that authentic beef dish.”

Comfort food The unassuming meatloaf, a comfort food for generations, recently sparked debate on the Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. YouTube channel. Lynn said a how-to video on preparing meatloaf received more than 200 comments debating the type of glaze — ketchup versus barbeque sauce — and various other ingredients.

The comments proved family favorites hold strong.

“Meatloaf brings me back to my childhood, when my mom used to make it,” Lynn said. “We love the interaction that people get when food is so

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meaningful, because usually their favorite foods trace back to childhood.”

During their conversation, TSCRA Talk Host Kristen Brown said one of the favorites at her table is an enchilada soup recipe she found from beefitswhatsfordinner.com as a high-school 4-H’er. Her son, whose birthday was in June, requested the hearty soup on his special day — even though it was 100-plus degrees.

Especially in Texas and across the Southwest, Lynn said he recognizes barbecue is king. He has been researching new methods for brisket that include soaking the meat in a brine, then cooking it — rather than placing it right into the smoker. He said experimenting with different flavor profiles can be fun, too.

“Using a similar cooking method, low-and-slow heat with a decent amount of moisture, but layering in flavors from different cultures, like a nice Asian-inspired ginger hoisin sauce,” he said.

That’s the great thing about beef’s versatility, Lynn said, because you can put a fresh spin on traditional cuts that might become a new family favorite.

“It’s never been a better time to be a chef, aspiring chef or home cook because there is so much information out there,” he said. “People are getting more adventurous and trying to seek out that authentic beef dish from wherever it is in the world they want to visit or have visited.”

Gratitude The holidays bring a chance to pause, give thanks and savor the season’s bounty. Lynn said this includes tipping a hat to those involved in raising high-quality beef. Timeless traditions, including the Christmas prime rib or mini meatballs, are a result of countless hours of dedication on the ranch and in the kitchen.

“I am really grateful for the ranchers who are producing this amazing product that I get all the credit for when I’m cooking for dinner,” Lynn said. “It’s easy to wear the chef jacket for me, but the hard work is really out there in the field and what all the people before have done to make this product so amazing.”

Listen to more of the conversation with Lynn — and other cattle industry perspectives — by subscribing to TSCRA Talk via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. CT

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BEEF ENCHILADA SOUP Conceived by rancher and blogger Debbie Lyons-Blythe, this recipe is expertly tested while staying true to those homespun flavors.

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BIRRIA TACOS Beef’s take on a classic Mexican taco, made in the pressure cooker. Spiced braised beef served in crisped corn tortillas alongside a spicy consomme.

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PEPPERED RIB ROAST

WITH ROASTED GARLIC SAUCE Show your friends that you’re an expert in the kitchen. Peppered ribeye roast served with a creamy roasted garlic sauce is nothing but delicious.

Beef Enchilada Soup INGREDIENTS

COOKING

• 2 pounds ground beef (93% lean or leaner)

• 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, drained and rinsed

• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth

• 1 can (15 ounces) sweet corn, drained

• 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes • 1 can (19 ounces) mild enchilada sauce • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 can (4 ounces) diced green chilies • 2 packets (1 ounce each) taco seasoning mix • 8 sliced flour tortillas (1/4-inch strips)

1. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add ground beef; cook 12 to 15 minutes, breaking into 1/2inch crumbles and stirring occasionally.

2. Transfer beef into 4-1/2 to 5-1/2-quart slow cooker; add all other ingredients.

Cover and cook on HIGH 2 hours or LOW 4 hours until flavors are blended. Garnish soup with tortillas, cheese, avocado, sour cream and taco seasoning, as desired.

COOK'S TIP: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.

Birria Tacos INGREDIENTS • 1 boneless beef chuck arm roast (arm, shoulder, or blade), about 2-1/2 pounds • 3 dried guajillo chiles, seeds removed • 1 Spanish onion, diced • 1 cup crushed tomatoes • 1 cup low sodium beef broth • 1/2 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • 1 tablespoon garlic • 3 teaspoon chile powder

COOKING • 3 teaspoon smoked paprika • 2 teaspoon Mexican oregano • 2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves • 1 bay leaf • 1 cinnamon stick • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 8 corn tortillas • 3 tablespoons Cotija cheese

1. In a 6-quart pressure cooker add in beef chuck arm roast, guajillo chiles, onion, crushed tomatoes, beef broth, chipotle peppers, garlic, chile powder, smoked paprika, oregano, pepper, cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Close and lock pressure cooker lid. Stew on high-pressure setting for 80 minutes. When timer goes off continue to cook for another 20 minutes to release the pressure naturally. Use quickrelease feature to release any remaining pressure; carefully remove lid.

2. Remove roast and set aside; remove chiles, bay leaf and cinnamon stick; discard. Shred the roast and remove any unwanted fat.

3. Heat non-stick skillet over medium-high heat; add olive oil.

Dip both sides of the tortilla into the top of the braising liquid and add it to the skillet. Pan fry on one side for 30 seconds to 1 minute and then flip over. Add some of the shredded beef and cheese. Fold over and cook until pan-fried on both sides, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Serve alongside a small cup of braising liquid for dipping.

Peppered Rib Roast WITH ROASTED GARLIC SAUCE INGREDIENTS

COOKING

• 1 beef ribeye roast boneless, small end (4 to 6 pounds)

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine 1 TBS parsley and pepper in small bowl. Press evenly onto all surfaces of beef roast.

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley • 2 teaspoons coarse grind black pepper • 2 medium heads garlic • 2 teaspoons olive oil • 1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth • 2 tablespoons dry sherry • 1/2 cup half-and-half • 1/4 teaspoon salt • Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

2. Place roast, fat side up, in shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is centered in thickest part of beef, not resting in fat. Do not add water or cover. Cut about 1/4 inch off top of each garlic head, exposing cloves. Remove outer skin, leaving head intact. Place in center of 12-inch square heavy-duty aluminum foil; drizzle each with 1 tsp oil. Bring two opposite sides of foil over garlic; seal with double fold. Fold in open ends to seal. Place alongside roast in pan. Roast beef in 350°F oven 1-3/4 to 2 hours for medium rare; 2 to 2-1/4 for medium doneness. Roast garlic 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until very soft and golden brown; set aside.

3. Remove roast when meat thermometer registers 135°F for medium rare; 145°F for medium. Transfer roast to carving board; tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10°-15°F to reach 145°F for medium rare; 160°F for medium.)

4. Squeeze garlic cloves from skins into small bowl; mash with back of spoon.

Combine garlic, broth and sherry in medium saucepan; bring to boil. Cook 10 to 11 minutes or until reduced by half.

Add half-and-half; reduce heat and bring to a gentle boil. Continue cooking 4 to 6 minutes or until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, stirring occasionally. Keep warm.

5. Carve roast into slices; serve with sauce.

Garnish with parsley, as desired.

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Director Spotlight

ALL IN TSCRA Director Hunter Crow shares his journey in the cattle business.

By Shelby Kirton

G

rowing up in Dallas, Hunter Crow spent time working on his family’s stocker operation across Parmer, Palo Pinto and Hunt counties. His handson experience wasn’t all that shaped him — it was his business-focused mindset that ultimately opened doors.

“I’ve kind of always been around it on the fringe,” Crow says. His involvement in ranching became more formalized when he pursued a degree in finance at Texas Christian University and completed the ranch management program.

The 9-month program allowed Crow to immerse himself into the business of ranching, exploring various livestock operations with differing business models. This introduction to business opened doors for Crow, whose family ties set a path for his future career.

“When I was in high school, my dad started partnering with Jason Harlow, who I work for now, running stocker cattle on wheat pasture,” he says.

After graduating from Texas Christian University in 2017, Crow joined Harlow Cattle Company. The business brokers feeder cattle and calves, operates a feedyard in Lebanon, Kansas, and turns out stocker cattle.

Crow serves as the vice president of procurement and helps coordinate all aspects of the operation, including the daily tasks of brokering and managing cattle. His role demands agility — negotiating prices, managing deliveries and constantly communicating with ranchers and feedyards to ensure things run smoothly.

Crow’s immersion in the industry has also led to his active involvement with the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

“Jason was on the board and kept bringing me along to different events,” Crow says. “At first I was just tagging along, but over time, I felt a real urge to participate. What began as attending a few gatherings quickly turned into joining a committee and getting fully involved.”

Crow started by serving on the animal health and well-being committee and then he participated in the Young Leadership Series. He was elected to the board of directors in 2022 and currently serves on the membership development committee.

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Hunter Crow, pictured right, with his wife, Cameron, and son, Henry Crockett. Courtesy photo.

Crow is quick to point out the wealth of education and networking opportunities the association provides.

“The relationships, especially in our business, are invaluable,” he says, adding that the connections he’s made with fellow members are just as important as the knowledge gained from conventions and events.

“We’re cattle traders, and the number of TSCRA members we do business with is incredible,” he adds.

But it’s not solely business. Crow says he is passionate about the broader mission of educating others about ranching. He has had a front-row seat to the growing disconnect between urban populations and agriculture, a trend he’s eager to help reverse.

“More generations are being removed from agriculture, and the lack of understanding about what we do is skewed,” he says, ranking it among the industry’s biggest challenges.

Looking to the future, Crow’s hopes are rooted in preserving the industry’s values and heritage. “Most of our business is done by a handshake, and I hope that stays the same,” he says.

As a new father to Henry Crockett, born in July with his wife, Cameron, Crow is already thinking about the next generation.

Crow believes his hopes for his son reflect a broader industry vision: that the core values of integrity, hard work and honor remain the foundation of ranching, no matter how much the world changes around it. CT

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CARL RAY POLK JR.

STEPHEN DIEBEL

DAN GATTIS

President P.O. Box 155108 Lufkin, Texas 75915

First Vice President 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 213B W. 8th St. Georgetown, Texas 78626

PAST PRESIDENTS

Richard Thorpe III, MD Winters, 2016-2018

Emily Lochner Executive Director, Leadership Development & Education

John M. “Jack” Shelton III Amarillo, 1984-1986 James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990 Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995 C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999 J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001 John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003 Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005 C.R. “Dick” Sherron, MD Beaumont, 2005-2007 Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009 G. Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011 Joe J. Parker Jr. Byers, 2011-2013 Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

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Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020 G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022 Arthur G. Uhl III San Antonio, 2022-2024

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California Richard Wortham Austin

EXECUTIVE STAFF HEADQUARTERS P.O. Box 101988 Fort Worth, Texas 76185 817-332-7064 • 800-242-7820 Jason Skaggs Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director, Communications & Marketing

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 919 Congress Ave., Suite 750 Austin, Texas 78701 512-469-0171 Melissa Hamilton Executive Director, Government Relations

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REGION 1 DIRECTORS

REGION 2 DIRECTORS

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Kevin Busher, Winters

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

Charles M. “Charley” Christensen Jr., San Angelo

E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa

Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap Bill Phinizy, Gail Frank Price, Sterling City Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Rick Tate, Marfa

Donnell Brown, Throckmorton

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

Cliff Teinert, Albany

Campbell Burgess, Amarillo

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

Deborah Clark, Henrietta

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

Lynn Cowden, Skellytown

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

J. B. Daniel, Crowell

DA Harral, Fort Stockton

REGION 3

James Henderson, Memphis

Ron Helm, Van Horn

DIRECTORS

Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Frank McLelland, Tahoka

Grant Jones, Rochelle

Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Mark W. Jones, Brady

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

Ty Keeling, Boerne

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

David L. Neal, San Angelo

J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie

Ross Thompson, Iowa Park Wesley Welch, Lubbock

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady James Oliver, Ozona

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4 DIRECTORS

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera Austin Brown III, Beeville W. Christopher Bush, Refugio James Clement lll, Kingsville David S. Crow, Corpus Christi Dustin Dean, Floresville

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Wade Perks, San Angelo

William M. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa

Jessica Tate, Marfa

Van Baize, Nocona

James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

David DeLaney, Kingsville

Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton

Ken Welch, Baird

R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

J. David Eppright, Cost

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

J.D. Cage, Muleshoe Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Cody Fry, Lueders

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Richard Gates, Marfa

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Anson Howard, San Antonio

Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

John Welch, Wolfforth

Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Ben Love, Marathon

Richard Marbach, Victoria

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Len P. Mertz, San Angelo

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

Mike Gibson, Paducah Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

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TSCRA Leadership Federico “Freddy” Nieto, Raymondville

Carlos Detering III, Houston

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Jason Peeler, Floresville

Lloyd French IV, Houston

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor Gilly Riojas, Corpus Christi

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

Michael Sasser, Corpus Christi

George Harrison, Bay City

Lew Thompson, Pearsall C. Clark Welder, Beeville John E. Zacek, Victoria

HONORARY DIRECTORS Steve G. Beever, Pearsall Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

Robert Hodgen, Houston Colt Hoffmann, Marlin

REGION 6 DIRECTORS

April Bonds, Saginaw Missy Bonds, Saginaw John L. Cantrell, Cresson Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma Hunter Crow, Dallas James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Seth Denbow, Weatherford

Clive Runnells III, Austin

Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

John Greer, Henrietta

Tony Spears, Rosanky

Jason Harlow, Dallas Pete Hudgins, Sherman

Presnall Cage, Falfurrias

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac

Dan Nance, Haslet

Frank Green, Liberty

Susan Roach, Fort Worth

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton Trainor Evans, Mercedes Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan Phillip C. Hardee, DMD, Beatrice, Alabama Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi David W. Killam, Laredo

Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford

Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla

Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin

Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio

Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston

Jim McAdams, Seguin

William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

James A. McAllen, Linn

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Jim Peters, Quemado Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio Tom Risinger, Weslaco M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio Richard Traylor, Batesville

Tom Johnson, Wortham Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Bragg Smith III, Dallas Curtis A. Younts Jr., Belton

HONORARY DIRECTORS Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth George Beggs IV, Fort Worth John W. Carpenter III, Dallas Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Markham B. Dossett, Waco

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock

Jon David Mayfield, Dublin

Ed Small, Austin

C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

Russell “Rusty” Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma

DIRECTORS

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Bill Cawley, Crockett

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Beau Brite White, Rosanky

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

M.R. “Mike” Wertz, DVM, Brenham

Frederick “Bart” Wulff Sr., Dallas

Roger F. Welder, Victoria David W. Winters, Del Rio

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REGIONS & DISTRICTS

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Scott Williamson

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand and Inspection Services

District 7 Jay Foster

District 1 Region 1 supervisor Chris Ward

District 2 Ben Eggleston

District 8 John Vance

District 9 Zach Havens

P.O. Box 88 Clarendon, TX 79226 806-205-0119

P.O. Box 415 Childress, TX 79201 940-475-0295

P.O. Box 313 Sunset, TX 76270 903-438-6251

District 13 Larry Hand

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

P.O. Box 206 Higgins, TX 79046 806-852-4741

5808 CR 247 Hico, TX 76457 254-396-1747

District 3 Region 3 supervisor Cody Hyde P.O. Box 174 Roland, OK 74954 918-315-2925

District 10 Robert Pemberton P.O. Box 341 Campbell, TX 75422 903-450-3900

District 4 Gavin Gatrell

District 6 Garry Brewer

P.O. Box 1617 Pawhuska, OK 74056 918-809-3331

P.O. Box 53931 Lubbock, TX 79453 806-778-9153

District 11 Brad Oliver

District 12 Region 6 supervisor Bo Fox

350 N. Main Street Ravenna, TX 75476 903-328-8023

P.O. Box 521 Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 903-348-9638

VACANT P.O. Box 1482 Chandler, TX 75758 903-571-3488

P.O. Box 125 Kennard, TX 75847 936-222-2144

117 Oak Ridge Gatesville, TX 76528 254-223-2330

District 19 Region 2 supervisor H.D. Brittain

District 20 Kenny Murchison P.O. Box 66 Giddings, TX 78942 512-705-3226

District 21 Chace Fryar

655 FM 2821 W Huntsville, TX 77320 281-734-4078

District 25 Robert Fields

District 26 Todd Jennings

District 27 Matt Sigur

P.O. Box 65 Christoval, TX 76935 325-340-2268

P.O. Box 734 Cuero, TX 77954 361-207-5207

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District 15 Marvin Wills

P.O. Box 913 San Diego, TX 78384 361-726-2354

Contact H.D. Brittain 325-340-2268

District 22 Region 5 supervisor Brent Mast P.O. Box 301 Richards, TX 77873 936-714-6619

District 28 Kevin Marmor 1833 FM 2200 W. Devine, TX 78016 210-215-4168

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District 17 Tod Reed

District 18 Clay McKinney

District 23 Mike Boone

District 24 Nathan Hale

P.O. Box 1 Sterling City, TX 76951 432-230-0151

P.O. Box 1622 Pecos, TX 79772 432-448-9367

4690 Cherry Hill Road Kountze, TX 77625 409-658-5725

P.O. Box 31 Industry, TX 78944 979-627-5823

District 29 Region 4 supervisor Joe Aguilar Jr.

District 30 Steve Martin

P.O. Box 341 Mission, TX 78573 956-513-0297

P.O. Box 417 Beeville, TX 78104 361-542-0496

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Texas Cattle Exchange

Where: Pittsburg Phone: 903-856-3440 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Michelle Willeford, 903-767-0670

Where: Eastland Phone: 254-629-2288 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

CHEROKEE

ERATH

Tri County Livestock Market

Dublin Livestock Auction

COLEMAN

Erath County Dairy Sale

Where: New Summerfield Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Jerry Boulware, 936-465-1597

Coleman Livestock Auction

Where: Coleman Phone: 325-625-4191 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

COLORADO Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction Where: Columbus Phone: 979-732-2622 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-1228

COMANCHE Comanche Livestock Exchange Where: Comanche Phone: 325-356-5231 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Michael Davis, 254-879-3121

COOKE The New Gainesville Livestock Auction Where: Gainesville Phone: 940-665-4367 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

CORYELL

Coryell County Comm.

Where: Gatesville Phone: 254-865-9121 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

DALLAM

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Dalhart Phone: 806-249-5505 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clifton Miller, 806-570-7439

DEAF SMITH

Hereford Livestock Auction

Where: Hereford Phone: 806-240-3082 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Joe Bob Via, 806-452-9280

CALDWELL

DEWITT

Where: Lockhart Phone: 512-398-3476 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Where: Cuero Phone: 361-275-2329 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Lockhart Auction

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Cuero Livestock Comm.

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Where: Dublin Phone: 254-445-1734 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071 Where: Dublin Phone: 254-968-7253 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Stephenville Cattle Co.

Where: Stephenville Phone: 254-968-4844 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

FAYETTE

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

Where: Flatonia Phone: 361-865-3538 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

Schulenburg Livestock Auction

Where: Schulenburg Phone: 979-743-6566 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

FLOYD

Floydada Livestock Sales

Where: Floydada Phone: 806-983-2153 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: JE Stone, 806-777-4396

FRIO

Pearsall Livestock Auction

Where: Pearsall Phone: 830-334-3653 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

GILLESPIE

Gillespie Livestock Co.

Where: Fredericksburg Phone: 830-997-4394 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Bowden, 210-846-0380

GONZALES

Gonzales Livestock Market

Where: Gonzales Phone: 830-672-2845 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: JoGayle Stavena, 979-332-2186

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon Phone: 830-582-1561 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors GREGG

HOUSTON

LEE

Where: Longview Phone: 903-235-6385 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Where: Crockett Phone: 936-544-2246 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Cheyenne London, 936-222-3689

Where: Giddings Phone: 979-542-2274 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Longview Livestock

GRIMES

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction

Where: Anderson Phone: 936-825-3970 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Navasota Livestock Auction

Where: Navasota Phone: 936-825-6545 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

GUADALUPE

Seguin Cattle Co.

Where: Seguin Phone: 830-379-9955 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

Where: Hamilton Phone: 254-386-3185 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

HARDIN

Gore Family Auction Center

Where: Silsbee Phone: 409-782-0612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Christy McCoy, 409-782-0612

HENDERSON

Athens Comm. Co.

Where: Athens Phone: 903-675-3333 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

HIDALGO

Edinburg Livestock Auction

Where: Edinburg Phone: 956-383-5671 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

HILL

Hubbard Livestock Market

East Texas Livestock Auction

HOWARD

Giddings Livestock Comm.

Lexington Livestock Comm.

Big Spring Livestock Auction

Where: Big Spring Phone: 432-267-5881 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bruce Brandenberger, 254-977-5763

Where: Lexington Phone: 979-773-2922 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

LEON

Buffalo Livestock Comm.

JACKSON

Edna Livestock Auction

Where: Edna Phone: 361-782-7666 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Where: Buffalo Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Cheyenne London, 936-222-3689

LIBERTY

Raywood Livestock Market

JASPER

Kirbyville Auction Barn

Where: Kirbyville Phone: 409-423-2612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Erica Morgan, 409-509-1946

Where: Raywood Phone: 936-587-4941 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

LIMESTONE

Groesbeck Auction & Livestock

JIM WELLS

Gulf Coast Livestock Market

Where: Alice Phone: 361-664-4395 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ramiro Garcia, 361-460-0008

Where: Groesbeck Phone: 254-729-3277 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Mallory Steen, 903-390-0594

LIVE OAK

Live Oak Livestock Auction

JOHNSON

Johnson County Cattle Auction Where: Cleburne Phone: 817-556-9090 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

Where: Three Rivers Phone: 361-786-2553 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

MASON

Jordan Cattle Auction

KARNES

Karnes City Auction

Where: Karnes City Phone: 830-780-3382 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

Karnes County Livestock Exchange Where: Kenedy Phone: 830-583-2574 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

LAMAR

Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Paris Phone: 903-784-2238 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lana Caldwell, 903-908-0530

Where: Mason Phone: 325-347-6361 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Warren Ottmers, 830-669-2262

MCLENNAN West Auction

Where: West Phone: 254-826-3725 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

MEDINA

Union Comm.

Where: Hondo Phone: 830-741-8061 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

MILAM

Where: Hubbard Phone: 254-576-2584 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Paris Livestock Auction

HOPKINS

LAVACA

NACOGDOCHES

Where: Hallettsville Phone: 361-798-4336 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Where: Nacogdoches Phone: 936-564-8661 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm.

Where: Sulphur Springs Phone: 903-885-2455 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

December 2024

Where: Paris Phone: 903-739-2575 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

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Milam County Livestock Auction Where: Cameron Phone: 254-697-6697 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors NAVARRO

SHELBY

WASHINGTON

Where: Corsicana Phone: 903-872-1631 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Katy Webb, 903-388-4390

Where: Center Phone: 936-598-4395 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

Where: Brenham Phone: 979-836-3621 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

PANOLA

STARR

WHARTON

Where: Carthage Phone: 903-693-6361 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Lori Blankenship, 936-234-3441

Where: Rio Grande City Phone: 956-437-1988 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

Where: El Campo Phone: 979-543-2703 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

POLK

SWISHER

Where: Livingston Phone: 936-327-4917 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

Where: Tulia Phone: 806-995-4184 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Tommy Thompson, 806-690-4080

POTTER

TAYLOR

Where: Amarillo Phone: 806-677-0777 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Gary McClellan, 806-334-0517

Where: Abilene Phone: 325-673-7865 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

RAINS

TITUS

Where: Emory Phone: 903-473-2512 Sale Days: Tuesday & Saturday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Where: Mt. Pleasant Phone: 903-575-9099 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

ROBERTSON

TOM GREEN

Where: Calvert Phone: 979-364-2829 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Where: San Angelo Phone: 325-653-3371 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Bruce Halfmann, 325-315-5972

Corsicana Livestock Market

Carthage Livestock Auction LLC

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Lonestar Stockyards

Emory Livestock Auction

Calvert Livestock Co.

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Where: Wharton Phone: 979-532-3660 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Megan Stavena, 979-320-4228

WICHITA

Where: Wichita Falls Phone: 940-541-2222 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

WISE

Decatur Livestock Market

Stone Livestock Comm.

Producers Livestock Auction

Where: Decatur Phone: 940-627-5599 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Rebecca Benson, 940-389-6382

WOOD

Winnsboro Livestock Auction

Where: Winnsboro Phone: 903-365-2201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Alan Pruitt, 903-725-6200

YOUNG

Graham Livestock Comm. LLC

Where: Henderson Phone: 903-657-2690 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Samuel Steadman, 318-617-1141

Where: Uvalde Phone: 830-278-5621 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

SAN SABA

VAN ZANDT

Where: San Saba Phone: ­325-372-5159 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: David Munden, 325-456-7253

Where: Canton Phone: 903-287-6386 Sale Day: Special Sales Only Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

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El Campo Livestock Exchange LLC

Wichita Livestock Sales

Abilene Auction

UVALDE

Jordan Cattle Auction

Brenham Livestock Auction

Wharton Livestock Auction

Tulia Livestock Auction

RUSK

Hunt Livestock Exchange

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Southwest Livestock Exchange

Where: Graham Phone: 940-549-0078 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Kyla Rater, 940-284-9968

Mort Livestock Exchange

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ANGUS

S I N C E

BLACK HEREFORD

RANCH

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DALE & BRENDA JENKINS, DONNA JENKINS 806-852-2485, 806-255-8873 WWW.LITTLEROBEANGUSRANCH.COM

CAMERON, TEXAS

Tracy Woods

405.880.3866

PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE

Jarrod Payne

308.870.6348

FEMALES ALSO AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

Pollok, Texas Brian Moore • 936-465-2040

www.mooreangus.com

Mike & Carla Bacica 11707 FM 2868 Flint, TX 75762 Mike: 903-520-0390 mbpga@aol.com Registered Black Herefords Carla: 903-530-8551 bacicafarms.com wtnca@aol.com

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

Farris Ranching Company “West Texas Tough”

Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

Super Baldie Bred Heifers Available Fall to Early Spring

Brangus Bulls

For Sale Year Round ™ P.O. Box 253

940-736-5502 Dale

Era, TX 76238 940-768-2773 Ranch

www.olsoncattle.com

Power of Angus.

Contact Regional Manager Radale Tiner: 979-492-2663 rtiner@angus.org

BRAHMAN STEVE & GINGER OLSON

© 2023-2024 American Angus Association

Hereford, TX | (806) 676-3556 Steve@olsoncattle.com

PARTIN & PARTIN HEART BAR RANCH

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Janet, Steve and Carlton Partin 3159 FM 837 • Montalba, Texas 75853 903-549-3000 • partin.partin@aol.com Quality Janet Partin: 903-922-3689 Brahman Carlton Partin: 407-709-0297 Cattle www.heartbarranch.com Since 1936

Matthew Domel Cell: 254-749-3253 Mike & Barbara Domel – Meridian, TX Office: 254-435-2988 • Cell: 254-749-2240 www.mlslivestock.com Bob Funk, owner Kevin Hafner Donnie Robertson Mark Squires Yukon, Oklahoma [405] 350-0044 Angus & Hereford

5th Generation

WWW.EXPRESSRANCHES.COM 20th Annual Fall Production Sale • 9.23.24 22nd Annual Profit Proven Com’l Female Sale • 11.25.24 8th Annual Early Bird Sale • 1.27.25 46th Annual Spring Production Sale • 4.5.25 10 th Annual Meating Demand Sale • 5.5.25

Ashland, KS 67831 • (620) 635-2156 Mark • Greg • GAR@GardinerAngus.com www.GardinerAngus.com

GKB CATTLE

GARY BUCHHOLZ 214.537.1285 gary@gkbcattle.com

www.GKB.ag

NEW HEADQUARTERS AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

7440 TX 16, Desdemona, TX 76445 75 miles west of Fort Worth

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY <—> Registered Black Angus Robert L. Hogue M.D. • Judy Hogue 6 Spring Hollow, Brownwood, Texas 76801 Ranch: 10108 CR 237 • Phone: 325-643-2225 Cell: 325-647-9168 • Fax: 326-643-6235 Email: rlhmd@familymedical.us

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713.204.4903 or 713.253.4804 Call about bulls • Cuero, Texas

101st

Year

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

Sensibly Bred and Raised Brahman Cattle Sugie Sartwelle J. D. Sartwelle III

Registered Brangus & Charolais Bulls

Our

Visitors are always Welcome

BEEFMASTER

R AMRO LLC/ C ATTLE C OMPANY

979-877-4239 361-500-5792

CHAROLAIS

Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

Casey Beefmasters

Caleb Boscamp 830-857-5189 Julie Boscamp 830-857-5129 julieboscamp@yahoo.com

Since 1948

Watt M. Casey/Watt Jr. 325-668-1373 Albany, Texas 76430 www.CaseyBeefmasters.com

303 County Road 459 • Waelder, TX 78959 www.arrowheadcharolaisranch.com

Bill Carr

Dennis Charolais Bulls

Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters

Quality Beefmaster Cattle Ranches in Webb, Wilson and Kendall counties Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2947 Laredo, Texas 78044 Phone: 361/586-5067

Cullin Smith (409)779-9872

Private Treaty Welcome!!

www.thicketycreekfarm.com

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BRANGUS

40 years of selective breeding/performance testing for… Easy Calving… and… Explosive Growth

Eric and Angie Dennis Saint Jo, TX 940/995-2161 940/841-2792 Cell

Proven to Produce Pounds contact us

Curtiss Nipp 580.513.3555

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COATES RANCH COMPANY ROLLING O FARMS QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS & HEIFERS

REGISTERED + GENTLE

D.P. OWEN + GROESBECK, TEXAS 254-729-8644

CHAROLAIS BULLS One or a truckload - Give us a call SW&S Cattle Company Don and Kathy Schill 903-388-1342 • Donie, Texas

Ranch located six miles north of Big Lake, Texas on Highway 137.

Steve Wayne Coates Box 645 Mertzon, TX 76941 325/835-2531

Mitch Thomas: 956-535-0936 Tonnyre Thomas Joe: 956-535-0942 thomasra@gte.net www.thomascharolais.com

Harlen Merks, Mgr ph 361.649.1717 Nopal, TX • 11 mi. N of Yorktown

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Registered Polled Herefords McDade, Texas 512.970.1595

Rusk, Texas 512.970.3588

www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com

Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 • Cell 979-224-4698 Office 979-567-3131• J.SKRiVANEKRANCH@outlook.com Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21

TEXAS HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

John 325-642-0745 • Tom 325-642-0748 Comanche, Texas; Ph. 325-356-2284; Fax 325-356-3185 Email: john@dudleybros.com

4609 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817/831-3161

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

EQUIPMENT

Wesley Theuret Herefords

923 Hillside Ave. Canadian, TX 79014 806-323-2906 lee@indianmoundranch.com

Horned Bulls and Females 2348 CR 165, Kenedy, TX 78119 theuret@sbcglobal.net 210-315-0103

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THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC. P.O. Box 595 • Raymondville, Texas 78580

Herefords • Golden Certified F1s

MARKET

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Tom Johnson 440 FM 246 Wortham, Texas 76693 817-291-5121

HORSE

J.T. Echols DVM P.O. Box 709 • Breckenridge, TX 76424 Of: (254) 559-9739 • Cell: (254) 559-0156 muleshoeranch@gmail.com

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APPRAISALS

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Contact: Nina Neel Sanders 214-454-8587 • Brady, TX

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NOACK HEREFORDS 7– “Quality Registered Herefords” Est.1921 – Bulls for sale at all times out of good milking cows

Office: 512-446-6200 Cell: 979-218-0065

BAR J BAR HEREFORD RANCH Texas’ Only Hereford Operation West of the Rio Grande Jim Cell 915-479-5299 • Sue Cell 915-549-2534

Director of Operations Cody Webb

Operations Manager Tony Martinez

Barnhart, Texas

325.835.2025

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TEXAS RANCH:

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JUSTIN Agency

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LLPRANCHLAND.COM 325-655-6989 1002 Koenigheim, San Angelo, Texas 76903

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JAY EVANS LAND SPECIALIST & CONSULTANT FARMS | RANCHES | RECREATIONAL jay@claytonwaggoner.com (512) 694-1964 claytonwaggoner.com

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Gertrudis

Harris Riverbend Farms

P.O. Box 691 Cleburne, TX 76031

Ben G. Scott - Broker • Krystal M. Nelson - NM QB 800-933-9698 5:00 a.m./10:00 p.m.

Real Estate Broker, Auctioneer

5016 122nd St. Lubbock, Texas 79424 (806) 763-5331 • www.chassmiddleton.com e-mail: sam@csmandson.com

Charla Borchers-Leon • Mary Kay Borchers 2401 N. Wheeler St. • Victoria, Texas 77901 • 361-575-1297 Santa Gertrudis • Braford F-1 Purebred • Star 5 • Crossbred Cattle

Glen Rose, TX

David Harris

Home (817) 641-4159 Office (817) 641-4771

From The Home of SANTA GERTRUDIS “Reputation” CATTLE Breeding Santa Gertrudis Since 1936

JOHN MARTIN RANCHES

Box 869, San Diego, Texas 78384 Ranch: 361-701-5683

BRIGGS RANCHES

RED ANGUS American Red Brangus Association 512-858-7285

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JOIN TODAY 800-242-7820 TSCRA.ORG

P.O. Box 1417 Victoria, Texas 77902 361/573-7141

Mallett

Simmental & SimAngus

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10602 North Hwy. 281 • Lampasas, TX 76550 Mike 512-556-8548 and Connie Mallett • 512-556-1021 Home: • Cell: 512-556-1021 Lampasas, Texas • mmcmallett@outlook.com www.mallettsimmentals.com

TEXAS LONGHORN Stonewall Valley Ranch

Registerd Texas Longhorn bulls, cows, heifers, roping steers, trophy steers, semen, mounts skulls for sale.

Overnight accommodations available on the ranch.

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FILEGONIA CATTLE COMPANY

Joe & Beth Mercer 327 CR 459, Lott, TX 76656 • 956-802-6995 bethmercer1974@gmail.com • www.filegoniacattle.com Foster Bros. Farms

Lockney, Texas

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David & DarLee Foster

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Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR DECEMBER

JANUARY 2025

FEBRUARY 2025

TSCRA End-of-Year Board Meeting

Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo: Registration Opens

San Angelo Livestock Show

THURSDAY, DEC. 5 Where: Fort Worth

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 SATURDAY, DEC. 7

GKB Cattle: Inaugural Brangus Event Where: Desdemona

SATURDAY, DEC. 7

“Best of the Best” Special Replacement Female Sale

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1

MONDAY, JAN. 6

Stocker & Feeder Sale

Case Ranch: Consigning Cattle to South Texas Hereford Assoc. Sale

THURSDAY, JAN. 9

Where: Beeville

Special Bull Sale Featuring Schaefer Farms Angus & Shady Oak Farm Charolais & SimAngus

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

Leachman Cattle: High Altitude Sale

Wichita Falls Luncheon

TUESDAY, DEC. 10

Ranching 101: Planning for the Next Generation Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12 Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: McBride’s Steakhouse, Wichita Falls When: 11:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17 SATURDAY, FEB. 8

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

THURSDAY, JAN. 16

Stocker & Feeder Sale and Premium Weaned Calf Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14

SATURDAY, JAN. 18

Where: Desdemona When: 12 p.m.

Where: Michelob Ultra Roadhouse, Dickies Arena, Fort Worth When: 5 p.m.

GKB Cattle & Barber Ranch: 2nd Annual Female Event

Leachman Cattle: Central Plains Stabilizer Sale Where: Alma, Nebraska

MONDAY, DEC. 16 Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason When: 11 a.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 19 Leachman Texas Fall Stabilizer Bull Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 1

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason When: 11 a.m.

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

Where: Loma, Colorado

SATURDAY, FEB. 1 SUNDAY, FEB. 16

TSCRA Best of the West Ranch Rodeo Pre-Party

TUESDAY, JAN. 21

Ranching 101: Optimizing Herd Health Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 15

Special Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 27

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 8th Annual Early Bird Sale Where: Ashland, Kansas

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TUESDAY, FEB. 4 THURSDAY, FEB. 6

Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Where: San Antonio

SATURDAY, FEB. 13

Special Bull Sale Featuring Martin-Bruni Brangus & STS Ranger Registered Angus

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 SUNDAY, FEB. 23

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8 Bradley 3 Ranch: The Wide Body Sale Where: Estelline

TUESDAY, FEB. 18

Ranching 101: What Cattle Operation Style is Right for You Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Special Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

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Ad Index 44 Farms ........................................ 74, Back Cover

Grandin Livestock Systems Inc. .................. 44

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Accredited Land Brokers ................................. 76 American Angus Assoc. .................................... 74 American Red Brangus Assoc. ..................... 76 Arrowhead Ranch ................................................ 74

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Bacica Farms ........................................................... 74 Bar G Feedyard ...................................................... 57 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ................................ 75 Beefmaster Breeders United ........................... 3 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ............... 76 Bradley 3 Ranch .................................................... 69

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Cactus Feeders ...................................................... 50 Casey Beefmasters .............................................. 74 CattleMax ..................................................................... 7 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo .............. 43 Cattle Raisers Insurance .................................. 27 Charles S. Middleton ........................................... 76 Clayton-Waggoner Properties ..................... 76 Coates Ranch Co. .................................................. 75 Coldwell Banker .................................................... 68 Cox Concrete Products ..................................... 65

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Dan W. Kinsel III ..................................................... 76 Dennis Charolais ................................................... 74 Doak Lambert ........................................................ 75 Double Creek Farms ........................................... 74 Double Diamond Herefords ........................... 75 Double Diamond Ranch ................................... 74 Dudley Bros. ............................................................ 75

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Envu Range and Pasture ................................. 67 Express Ranches ................................................... 74 Express Scale Services ...................................... 38

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Farris Ranching Co. .............................................. 74 Filegonia Cattle Co. ............................................. 76 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ................ 55 Foster Bros. Farms ............................................... 76

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Gardiner Angus Ranch ...................................... 74 GKB Cattle ......................................................... 19, 74

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Hall & Hall .................................................................. 76 HardOak Ranch Products ............................... 49 Harlow Cattle Co. .............. Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms .................................... 76 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC .......................... 33 HerdWatch .................................................................. 9 Hi-Pro Feeds ............................................................ 59 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ............................ 74 Hogue Cattle Co. ................................................... 74

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Indian Mound Ranch .......................................... 75

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J.D. Hudgins Inc. ..................................................... 51 John Martin Ranches ......................................... 76 Johnson Cattle Marketing ............................... 75 Jordan Cattle Auction ........................................ 39 Justin Insurance Agency ................................. 76

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Kaddatz Equipment ............................................ 75

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Lawrence Family Limousin ............................. 75 Lee, Lee & Puckitt ................................................. 76 Littlerobe Angus Ranch .................................... 74 LRB Ranches ........................................................... 76

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Mallett Simmentals ............................................. 76 Martin-Bruni Cattle ............................................. 39 Mesa T Ranch .......................................................... 75 MK Ranch .................................................................. 74 Moore Angus ........................................................... 74 MP Brangus ............................................................. 74 Muleshoe Ranch ................................................... 75

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National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. .............. 77 Neel Polled Herefords ........................................ 75 Nipp Charolais ........................................................ 74 Noack Herefords ................................................... 75 Noble Research Institute ................................. 79 Nü Wagyu ................................................................. 76 NuFarm ....................................................................... 68

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Olson Land & Cattle ............................................ 74 Outfront Cattle Service ..................................... 75

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Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting .... 75 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch ................. 74 Peacock Angus Ranch ...................................... 74 Powell Herefords ........................................... 41, 75

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Ragland Mills ............................................................ 81 Ramro LLC/RJ Cattle Co. .......................... 29, 74 RBC Wealth Management ................................. 9 Red Angus Assoc. of America ....................... 73 Redbird Ranch ....................................................... 75 Redi Driver ............................................................... 44 Repurposed Materials ........................................ 57 Rocker b Ranch ...................................................... 75 Rocking Chair Ranch .......................................... 65 Rolling O Farms ..................................................... 75 Rusty’s Weigh Scales ......................................... 39

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Santa Gertrudis Breeders Intl. ...................... 79 Sartwelle Brahman Ranch .............................. 74 Schmidt Hereford Ranch ................................. 77 Schneider Brahmans .......................................... 74 Scimetrics Ltd. Corp. ........................................... 45 Scott Land Co. ........................................................ 76 SI Precast Concrete ............................................. 73 Sievers Enterprises .............................................. 37 Skrivanek Ranches .............................................. 75 Stonewall Valley Ranch ..................................... 76 SW&S Cattle Co. ..................................................... 75

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Tarter USA ................................................................. 47 Texas Beef Council ............ Inside Back Cover Texas Christian University ................................ 51 Texas Hereford Assoc. ........................................ 75 Thickety Creek Farm ........................................... 74 Thomas Charolais Inc. ........................................ 75 TSCRA Business Partners ................................ 35 TSCRA Membership ............................................ 34

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United Country/Craig Buford ........................ 76

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Wesley Theuret Herefords .............................. 75

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He recounted how, 53 years prior, he came to Texas to cast his lot with those who were struggling for existence under the most primitive, dangerous conditions and surroundings.

“These pioneers made good in every sense of the word,” he wrote, “and are leaving a heritage in words and deeds that in time will brighten the pages of Texas history as no other class of citizen can hope to do.” CT

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