rainfall, as ridiculous as that sounds. On the state level, we can expect invasion into our
rights just because Texas is growing. The countryside has the water and the cities want the water. This con- fl ict will only intensify over time. What are we going to do to protect your property
rights? In 2011, TSCRA led the fi ght to pass a bill that af-
fi rms that the water beneath your land belongs to you. In 2013, we battled oil and gas pipeline companies
that use eminent domain at their leisure to run their lines across your land. In April last year, members answered the call to
contact their state representatives to put a stop to a bad bill on this issue that would have given the com- panies more power. Thanks to TSCRA and other state agriculture and
non-agriculture groups working together, pipeline com- panies did not gain an advantage. They still have to make a case for condemning your land for public use
— the problem is that they do not have to make a good case, which continues to cost landowners their land and money to fi ght them. Because Texas is grow-
ing, we expect more pres- sure on private lands — roads, oil and gas extrac- tion, electric power lines and more. We expect we’ll be hitting eminent domain hard in the 2015 session of the Texas Leg- islature. With your support and direction, TSCRA will
TSCRA President Pete Bonds and his wife Jo.
continue to be active on behalf of landowners to protect your rights and make sure we are all op- erating on a level playing fi eld when it comes to regulations. It is my honor to represent each of you in these
fi ghts.
TSCRA Elects New Leaders at Annual Cattle Raisers Convention TSCRA INSTALLED NEW OFFICERS APRIL 6 DURING THE CLOS-
ing session of the 137th Annual Cattle Raisers Conven- tion in San Antonio. Pete Bonds, Saginaw, was elected president; Richard
Thorpe, Winters, fi rst vice president; Robert E. McK- night, Fort Davis, second vice president; and Eldon White, Fort Worth, executive vice president. New directors were also elected at convention. New
directors are Kevin Busher, Winters; Brooks Hodges, Guthrie; James Palmer, Roaring Springs; and Claudia Wright, Richmond. New executive committee members include Craw-
ford Edwards, Fort Worth; Jay Evans, Austin; Coleman Locke, Hungerford; and James L. Donnell, Fowlerton.
TSCRA President Pete Bonds addresses attendees of the board of director’s meeting dur- ing the Cattle Raisers Convention on April 4.
CONVENTION
Barrett Clark, Breck-
enridge; Steve Lewis, San Antonio; Evalyn Moore, Richmond; Bob Moorhouse, Weather- ford; Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Okla.; and Tom Roach III, Amarillo, were elected as honor- ary directors. All members with
honorary titles serve as ex officio members of the board.
TSCRA’s new offi cers were elected during the Cattle Raisers Convention in San Antonio. Back row: Second Vice President Robert E. McKnight, left, and Ex- ecutive Vice President Eldon White. Front row, President Pete Bonds, left, and First Vice President Richard Thorpe.
Robert E. McKnight, Fort Davis, was elected to serve as second vice president of TSCRA at the 137th Cattle Raisers Convention, April 4 to 6, San Antonio.
Richard Thorpe, Win- ters, serves as fi rst vice president of TSCRA.
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