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top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.823746);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">cial session called by Governor Greg Abbott this</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 27.66%; top: 66.55%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.906094);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">year, adjourning Sine Die on December 5th.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25%; top: 68%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.89352);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">The Texas House fell short of passing the Gover-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25%; top: 69.46%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.851257);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">nor’s remaining priority from this legislative cycle,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25%; top: 70.91%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); 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In their view, the pub-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.918918);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">lic education funding system is vital to many of</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 66.56%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.887516);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">the state’s smaller rural communities and school</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 68.01%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.922462);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">vouchers would undermine public education in</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 69.46%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.857743);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">these areas. This group of legislators also believes</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 70.91%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.893694);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">that a system of free public education is guaran-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 72.36%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.875845);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">teed by the Texas Constitution, and school choice</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 73.82%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.86555);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">as envisioned by the Governor would conflict with</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 75.27%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.925607);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">this constitutional right. These 21 Republicans</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 76.72%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.908537);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">joined with all House Democrats in their efforts</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 78.17%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.898526);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">to defeat Governor Abbott’s school voucher pro-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 79.63%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.832191);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">gram. This dynamic has led to a volatile start of this</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 81.08%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.858903);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">cycle’s primary elections, with the Governor, Lieu-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 82.53%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.88551);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tenant Governor, and Attorney General engaging</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 83.98%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.84726);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">in many House races through endorsements and in</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 85.43%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.847379);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">some early cases financial support.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 62.26%; top: 86.89%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.881271);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">The Governor has vowed to resolve the school</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 88.34%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.828826);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">choice issue by unseating opponents of the measure</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 89.79%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.852085);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">in the primary election. It is possible a fifth special</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 91.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.789758);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">session on this issue will be called prior to the primary</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 60.29%; top: 92.7%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.810375);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">election early next Spring.</span><span style="left: 76.35%; top: 92.7%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 91.65%; top: 92.78%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*8.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">■</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25%; top: 59.3%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*20.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.663947);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Special Legislative Sessions End—For Now</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 92.82%; top: 55.5%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*4.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: rotate(-90deg) scaleX(0.944111);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">DSZC | ISTOCK.COM</span><div class="endOfContent"></div></div><div class="annotationLayer" hidden=""></div><div class="annotationEditorLayer" tabindex="0" style="pointer-events: none; width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" data-main-rotation="0" hidden=""></div></div></div><div class="spread"><div class="page" data-page-number="2" role="region" style="width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" aria-label="Page 2" data-loaded="true"><div class="canvasWrapper"><canvas role="presentation" style="width: 934px; height: 1209px;" width="934" height="1209"></canvas></div><div class="textLayer" style="width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" data-main-rotation="0"><span style="left: 49.62%; top: 96.36%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">2</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.26%; top: 15.62%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*40.08px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">A</span><span style="left: 10.35%; top: 15.73%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.843576);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">t 6 o’clock on December 11th the deadline for filing for elec-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 10.35%; top: 17.18%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.863005);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tion closed, with observers keenly watching for last-minute</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 10.35%; top: 18.63%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.885881);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">entries into contested races. Of the 86 Republicans in the</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 20.09%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.834339);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas House, a record-setting 45 legislators drew primary opposi-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 21.54%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.825707);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tion (the previous record was set in 2016 when 31 races were con-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 22.99%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.799964);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tested). On the other side of the aisle, 12 of the 64 House Democrats</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 24.44%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.846321);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">face primary opposition.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 9.32%; top: 25.9%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.874971);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Spurred to engagement by votes taken on the impeachment</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 27.35%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.867863);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">attempt of Attorney General Ken Paxton and the issue of school</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 28.8%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.847204);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">choice, AG Paxton, Governor Abbott, and even Lieutenant Gover-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 30.25%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.846256);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">nor Patrick have involved themselves in many House races so far</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 31.7%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.82283);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">this cycle. Governor Abbott is campaigning for candidates that will</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 33.16%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.854108);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">support his school voucher program, while the Attorney General</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 34.61%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.854181);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">is supporting candidates seeking to unseat the 61 House Repub-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 36.06%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.85447);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">licans that voted for his impeachment. Incumbent members may</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 7.02%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.829002);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">face an uphill battle in some cases facing primary opposition with-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 8.47%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.859655);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">out endorsements from a statewide official for the first time. We</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 9.92%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.820222);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">expect a number of these races to head to overtime in runoffs after</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 11.38%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.847491);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">the primary, as 20 Republican House members have two or more</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 12.83%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.818444);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">primary foes and may not gain a majority of votes in the first round</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 14.28%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.833714);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">of elections on March 5th.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.44%; top: 15.73%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.862985);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">In addition to primary challenges, this cycle will see 16 open</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 17.19%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.840252);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">races in the House with several members seeking higher office in</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 18.64%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.807774);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">congressional seats or retirement. Senator Drew Springer (R-Muen-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 20.09%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.820893);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ster), representing Senate District 30 encompassing much of north</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 21.54%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.836869);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas, also announced his retirement. Rural Friends would like to</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 23%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.811509);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">thank many of these outgoing members for being strong supporters</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 24.45%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.805378);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">of electric cooperatives during their years of service.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.44%; top: 25.9%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.83359);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Rural Friends looks forward to supporting legislators this elec-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 27.35%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.828345);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tion cycle who have been strong allies to electric cooperatives. We</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 28.8%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.825323);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">will also be ready to meet and build relationships with many of the</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 30.26%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.825238);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">candidates in open races to ensure new legislators understand our</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 31.71%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.857181);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">priorities and the value of the cooperative model. Stay tuned for</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 33.16%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.88591);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">future additions of the newsletter with endorsements and rec-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 34.61%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.848761);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ommendations from Rural Friends before the March 5th primary</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 36.07%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.839563);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">election next year.</span><span class="markedContent"></span><span style="left: 62.97%; top: 36.07%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 91.65%; top: 36.15%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*8.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">■</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 7.29%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*22.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.689854);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Primary Election</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 10.19%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*22.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.677835);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Campaigns Kick Off</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 67.98%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*22.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.671196);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Q&amp;A with Representative</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 70.89%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*22.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.702107);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">John Smithee (R-Amarillo)</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7%; top: 75.16%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*40.08px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">R</span><span style="left: 10.12%; top: 75.26%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.867621);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">epresentative Smithee represents House District 86, which</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 10.12%; top: 76.71%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.827823);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">includes Bailey County Electric Cooperative, Deaf Smith Elec-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 10.12%; top: 78.17%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.838103);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tric Cooperative, Greenbelt Electric Cooperative, Rita Blanca</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.36%; top: 79.62%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.866008);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Electric Cooperative, Swisher Electric Cooperative, and Golden</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.36%; top: 81.07%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.834644);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Spread Electric Cooperative.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 83.93%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.830794);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">What are the biggest challenges for rural Texas</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 85.38%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.834386);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and what opportunities do you see on the horizon?</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 86.88%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.824294);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">The biggest problem facing rural Texas is how our number of rural</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 88.33%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.816131);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">legislators is dwindling after each redistricting. This has been inev-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 89.78%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.847702);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">itable because most of the rapid population growth in Texas over</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 91.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.810312);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">the past 50 years has been in our metropolitan and suburban areas.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 9.32%; top: 92.69%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.903586);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">We have to constantly remind our urban friends that rural</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 43.32%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.815458);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas is essential to the quality of life in the remainder of the state.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 44.77%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.812712);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Most of the state’s food, fuel, and fiber are produced in rural Texas.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 46.22%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.86771);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Moreover, the issues facing rural Texas are quite different from</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 47.68%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.830315);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">those affecting urban areas, particularly in the fields of education,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 49.13%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.84735);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">health care, transportation, and communication. It is up to us, as</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 50.58%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.822405);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">rural legislators, to make our needs known to our state leaders.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.44%; top: 52.03%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.829277);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">On balance, despite the issues we face, there is no better place</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 53.49%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.877207);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">on earth to live than in rural Texas. For the most part, we have</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 54.94%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.869729);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">avoided the traffic problems, rampant crime, and out-of-control</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 56.39%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.815128);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">taxes that have plagued our larger cities.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 59.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.830958);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">What do you think some of the greatest</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 60.69%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.839756);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">challenges for co-ops are in the legislature?</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 62.19%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.865891);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Many Texans, particularly in urban areas, have no idea what an</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 63.65%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.883531);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">electric co-op is or how it functions. But to many rural Texans,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.832802);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">electric co-ops are the only viable source of electric power. I think</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 66.55%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.818476);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">the biggest legislative challenge for co-ops is to educate legislators</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 68%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.848422);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">from those areas not familiar with co-ops as to the importance of</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 69.46%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.822766);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">co-ops to the lives of scores of residents in rural areas who depend</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 70.91%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.862585);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">on co-ops for their electric power. Co-ops not only power homes</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 72.36%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.816442);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">but also power many facilities where food and other essential prod-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 73.81%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.822547);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ucts are produced and processed.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.44%; top: 75.26%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.869049);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Finally, over the past few years, we have recognized electric</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 76.72%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.82645);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">co-ops as a valuable asset to the electric grid, in that they are able</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 78.17%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.830299);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">to contribute power into the grid at critical times.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 81.02%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.824996);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">What do you think were some of the</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 82.47%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.50px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.848655);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">successes of this past legislative session?</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 83.97%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.833188);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">There were both successes and disappointments. With our budget</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 85.43%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.845117);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">surplus, we were able to provide significant property tax relief to</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 86.88%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.819234);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">most Texas homeowners. We were also able to fund construction of</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 88.33%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.836043);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">new sections of border wall and to strengthen our presence along</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 89.78%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.837879);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">the border. The right-to-farm, water development, and broadband</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 91.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.841488);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">infrastructure constitutional amendments approved by the voters</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 92.69%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.823762);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">in November were all big wins for rural Texas.</span><span class="markedContent"></span><span style="left: 80.1%; top: 92.69%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 91.65%; top: 92.78%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*8.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">■</span><div class="endOfContent"></div></div><div class="annotationLayer" hidden=""></div><div class="annotationEditorLayer" tabindex="0" style="pointer-events: none; width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" data-main-rotation="0" hidden=""></div></div><div class="page" data-page-number="3" role="region" style="width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" aria-label="Page 3" data-loaded="true"><div class="canvasWrapper"><canvas role="presentation" style="width: 934px; height: 1209px;" width="934" height="1209"></canvas></div><div class="textLayer" style="width: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 612px); height: calc(var(--scale-factor) * 792px);" data-main-rotation="0"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 15.59%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*17.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.668051);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative DeWayne</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 17.99%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*17.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.698522);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Burns (R-Cleburne)</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.72%; top: 21.49%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*24.54px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">R</span><span style="left: 25.83%; top: 21.54%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.900568);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">epresentative Burns (R-Cleburne)</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25.83%; top: 22.99%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.954615);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">serves House District 58, which</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 24.44%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.861955);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">includes United Cooperative Services,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 25.89%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.84686);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Inc. and HILCO Electric Cooperative.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25.9%; top: 27.35%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.918779);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">DeWayne Burns was first elected</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 28.8%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.959416);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">to the Texas House of Representa-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 30.25%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.8347);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">tives in 2014 and is currently serving his fifth term. DeWayne was</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 31.7%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.834127);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">appointed Chairman of Land &amp; Resource Management and serves</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 33.16%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.869027);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">on the Higher Education Committee. Raised in southwest John-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 34.61%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.855747);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">son County, he grew up on a small farm near the Bosque County</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 36.06%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.850357);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">line and the Brazos River. He attended public school in Cleburne</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 37.51%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.818491);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and graduated from Cleburne High School in 1990. After attending</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 38.96%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.8425);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas A&amp;M, he transferred to Tarleton State University where he</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 40.42%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.811013);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">graduated in 1994.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 9.32%; top: 41.87%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.824121);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative Burns began his career with a stint at the Texas</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 43.32%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.888563);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Grain and Feed Association before being hired as a legislative</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 44.77%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.86882);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">analyst for State Representatives Arlene Wohlgemuth and Gary</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 46.23%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.838351);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Walker during the 74th legislative session. Later, he moved to the</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 15.73%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.855299);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas Department of Agriculture under then-Commissioner Rick</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 17.19%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.863596);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Perry where he was ultimately promoted to theposition of Coor-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 18.64%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.844684);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">dinator for Special Issues in the department’s Intergovernmental</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 20.09%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.826001);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Affairs Division. Representative Burns also worked as an inspector</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 21.54%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.826378);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">for the Texas Department of Agriculture where he was responsible</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 23%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.828765);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">for weights and measures compliance, crop and seed certification,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 24.45%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.834996);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and enforcement of Texas’ plant and pest quarantine laws, among</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 25.9%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.8662);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">other tasks over a 10-county region which included Bosque and</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 27.35%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.86973);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Johnson counties.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 28.8%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.898027);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative Burns is currently a property and business</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 30.26%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.879373);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">investment manager. DeWayne and his family are no strangers</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 31.71%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.829242);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">to hard work as they have a long history in farming, ranching, and</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 33.16%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.874555);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">construction. Their family ranch is still in operation to this day.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 34.61%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.887959);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Previously, DeWayne served as Vice President of the Cleburne</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 36.07%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.855884);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ISD Board of Trustees, as President of the Johnson County Farm</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 37.52%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.862503);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Bureau, as a member of the Johnson County Economic Develop-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 38.97%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.840117);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ment Commission, and as a Fire Commissioner for Johnson Coun-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 40.42%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.817584);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ty’s Emergency Services District #1.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 41.87%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.900336);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative Burns married his high school sweetheart,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 43.33%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.838123);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Jennifer, and they are the proud parents of two sons and a daugh-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 44.78%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.89642);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ter. The Burns Family are members of First Baptist Church of</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 46.23%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.850941);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Cleburne.</span><span class="markedContent"></span><span style="left: 57.72%; top: 46.23%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 91.65%; top: 46.32%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*8.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">■</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 49.61%; top: 96.36%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">3</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 6.49%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*22.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.720017);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">LEGISLATOR SPOTLIGHTS</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 53.39%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*17.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.673322);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative Glenn</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 55.79%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*17.00px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.689911);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Rogers (R-Graford)</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.72%; top: 59.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*24.54px); font-family: sans-serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr">R</span><span style="left: 25.83%; top: 59.29%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.860488);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">epresentative Rogers serves House</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 25.83%; top: 60.74%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.939001);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">District 60, including Comanche</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 62.19%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.835103);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">County Electric Cooperative, Fort Belk-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 63.65%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.894079);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">nap Electric Cooperative, Tri-County</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.910893);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Electric</span><span style="left: 29.24%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 31.03%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.900629);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Cooperative,</span><span style="left: 39.6%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 40.52%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.887389);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and</span><span style="left: 42.97%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif;" role="presentation" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="left: 43.89%; top: 65.1%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.914782);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">United</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 23.93%; top: 66.55%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.831301);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Cooperative Services, Inc.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 9.32%; top: 68%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.92797);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Representative Glenn Rogers is a sixth generation Texas</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 69.46%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.868486);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">rancher, where his family has deep ranching roots in Palo Pinto</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 70.91%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.825911);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">County going back to the 1890s. Dr. Rogers was raised in Graham,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 72.36%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.830226);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">TX, and attended Texas A&amp;M University, where he majored in Ani-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 73.81%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.820256);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">mal Science before earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 75.26%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.833528);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Texas A&amp;M University in 1980. Upon graduation, Dr. Rogers went</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 76.72%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.84167);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">back home to begin operating the family ranch and start his local</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 78.17%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.835895);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">veterinary practice.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 9.32%; top: 79.62%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.849505);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Dr. Rogers practiced for 11 years in Graham and Graford, TX,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 81.07%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.824118);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">where he owned and operated two rural, mixed practices. In 1993,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 82.53%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.819901);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">he left private practice to receive a postgraduate degree from Kan-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 83.98%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.843362);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">sas State University, focusing on beef production medicine. From</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 85.43%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.864933);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">1993 to 2000, he was a faculty member at North Carolina State</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 86.88%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.864219);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">University, where he was a tenured associate professor in rumi-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 88.34%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.873949);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">nant production medicine. After returning to Texas in the early</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 89.79%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.845524);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">2000s, Dr. Rogers worked as a technical consultant in the animal</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 91.24%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.852205);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">health industry. Dr. Rogers owns and operates Holt River Ranch,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 7.35%; top: 92.69%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.848265);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">near Graford, where he develops and markets Red Angus heifers</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 53.49%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.831308);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and manages several other ranch-related enterprises.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 54.94%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.86986);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Throughout his life, Dr. Rogers has been actively involved in</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 56.39%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.85603);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">his community and church. He has served on the Graford school</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 57.84%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.875391);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">board, as President of the Palo Pinto County Farm Bureau, and</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 59.3%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.840751);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">served on numerous church and community committees. Dr. Rog-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 60.75%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.832895);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ers was a Director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association for</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 62.2%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.826038);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">10 years and served for three years as President of the West Cross</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 63.65%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.850689);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Timbers Veterinary Medical Association.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 65.11%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.85056);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Dr. Rogers has been a national leader in organized veterinary</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 66.56%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.847558);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">medicine and the recipient of several awards and honors, includ-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 68.01%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.841364);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ing President of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 69.46%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.876004);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">(AABP), AABP Distinguished Service Award, Chair of the AABP</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 70.91%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.867557);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Foundation, Consultant of the Year from the Academy of Veteri-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 72.37%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.857325);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">nary Consultants, 2017 Texas Conservation Rancher of the Year,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 73.82%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.837911);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">and a 2020 Texas A&amp;M University College of Veterinary Medicine</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 75.27%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.852176);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 76.72%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.831124);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Dr. Rogers consistently supports rural, conservative values. He</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 78.18%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.8377);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">is a strong supporter of legislation enhancing our Second Amend-</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 79.63%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.826001);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">ment rights, pro-life and pro-family values, property tax reduction,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 81.08%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.814476);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">access to healthcare, public education, and job creation. Dr. Rogers</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 82.53%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.812133);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">lives on his ranch on the banks of the Brazos River south of Graford</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 83.99%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.865214);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">with his wife, Mandy, who is also a veterinarian. They have four</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 85.44%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.824639);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">children: Meg, Ginny, Ben, and Leah, and five grandchildren. He is</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 86.89%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.829895);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">a long time, active member of the Methodist church.</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 53.43%; top: 88.34%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.837925);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">A fun fact about Dr. Rogers is that his great great grandfather,</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 89.79%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.829786);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">Matthew Mark Moss, fought at the Battle of San Jacinto under the</span><br role="presentation"><span style="left: 51.47%; top: 91.25%; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*9.00px); font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.785121);" role="presentation" dir="ltr">command of General Sam Houston. 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