Cattle Raisers Put Resources Into a Strong Stance on Issues
By John Dudley, TSCRA past president I
T’S CONVENTION TIME AGAIN FOR CATTLE RAISERS, WHICH MEANS many of you will head to Fort Worth for fellowship with old and new friends. It will be a good time, no
doubt, but it will also be a time packed with information and resources to help us ranchers prepare our businesses for the future. We’ll also talk a lot about politics
and the current climate in both Austin and Washington, D.C. Since a good deal of what happens through state and federal laws and regulations affects our business, we’ll discuss the ways cattle raisers can work with, and sometimes against, lawmakers to create a better environment for the cattle industry. Speaking of politics, it’s no secret that
the last several years have tested our resolve. Cattle raisers from across the country have banded together to fi ght for the cattle industry and those common values
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we all share. We have offered solutions to some of the most complex problems facing our state and nation, and we’ve taken a stand to support free enterprise, private property rights and the ranching way of life. We’ve won many of the battles, but
unfortunately, I see many more in the near future. A major factor with a huge impact on
all the issues that affect us is who we elect to represent us. Next year, those elections will be critical as we elect a number of officials including a U.S. Senator, governor, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, U.S. Representatives, and the list goes on. Those individuals whom we work to elect become TSCRA’s voice,
and that voice must be strong. Every year we ask you as a TSCRA member to contribute to the TSCRA Political Action Committee