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TSCRA supports Texas Supreme Court opinion protecting landowner rights over pore space
In response to the Texas Supreme Court opinion issued in Myers-Woodward LLC v. Underground Services Markham LLC, holding that pore space belongs to the surface owner, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. released the following statement:”At TSCRA, we believe it is the landowner who rightfully…
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Clay McKinney named interim executive director of law enforcement, brand and inspection services
FORT WORTH, Texas (May 21, 2025) – Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced that Clay McKinney has been named interim executive director of law enforcement, brand and inspection services. In this role, McKinney oversees daily operations for the association’s Special Rangers and brand inspectors across Texas and Oklahoma. Special Rangers are law…
Nominations now being accepted for the Texas Environmental Stewardship Award Program
FORT WORTH, Texas (May 15, 2025) – Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, in partnership with the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition, announced that nominations are officially open for the Texas Environmental Stewardship Award Program. This annual award honors Texas cattle raisers who demonstrate outstanding commitment to conservation and land stewardship.…
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TSCRA supports STOP Screwworms Act to protect U.S. cattle herd
In response to the introduction of the STOP Screwworms Act by Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. today released the following statement:”The STOP Screwworms Act is a vital step in protecting the U.S. cattle herd from the growing…
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TSCRA supports USDA’s necessary decision to close southern border amid threat of New World screwworm
In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement to close the southern border to imports of cattle, horses, and bison in an effort to slow the northward spread of New World screwworm, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. released…
TSCRA Talk Episode 64 – National Grazing Lands Coalition 411
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TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program application period opens
FORT WORTH, Texas (May 1, 2025) – Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Leadership Development Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering the next generation of land and livestock stewards and leaders, has opened applications for the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program. This initiative provides financial capital to…
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TSCRA commends Rollins’ commitment to combat New World screwworm with U.S.-based sterile fly facility
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 29, 2025) – Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the oldest and largest livestock association in the Southwest, today issued the following statement from President Carl Ray Polk Jr. following a closed-door roundtable meeting with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: “The introduction of New World…
TSCRA Talk Episode 63 – Award-winning stewardship: Holistic resource management at Blue Ranch
TSCRA commends USDA for holding Mexico accountable amid New World screwworm management failures
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 26, 2025) — Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest and oldest livestock association in the Southwest, commends U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ efforts to hold Mexico accountable for its failure to manage the growing threat of New World screwworm (NWS). In a letter…