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The $300,000 Steer

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Before we move on to other agricultural topics, I would like to revisit the subject of stock show market animals.

Loving out the hate that exists around us

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It’s all around us—in the news, in conversation, and even in our own communities.

Starting the movement

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Let’s start the movement: #ifoundit

Governor charges agency heads with developing workforce plan

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Requirements in House Bill 3, the sweeping school finance law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019, require the state to plan for long-term workforce development.

Here’s a challenge: Find it and Celebrate it. #ifoundit

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When was the last time you woke up and smelled the coffee … You had the “Ahah!” moment … Your eyes were opened … You smacked yourself in the head and said, “Duh!”

For most of us, it’s probably been too long. Most days, it’s more like you woke up and smelled the rotten tuna fish … You had the “Oh, crud!” moment (see how I soft-pedaled that) … Your eyes rolled … And you wanted to smack someone else.

Yeah, that sounds like the average day in the good old U.S. of A.

Fort Worth Stock Show wraps up

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As of last Saturday, the 124 th edition of the Ft. Worth Stock Show was complete.

After three weeks of constant activity the showgrounds of the “stock show” are fairly quiet. So, let’s put a wrap on the stock show part of the “stock show.”

State defends the system of choosing presidential electors

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Texas Deputy Solicitor General Matthew Frederick on Feb. 6 defended the Electoral College system in a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Frederick, arguing on behalf of Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, maintained that Texas’ method of appointing presidential electors is consistent with the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that “each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in Congress.”

Outrage addiction is real. What frustrates you the most?

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LIFE MATTERS

Outrage addiction is real, folks!

I have a question on this fine February morning: What is going on in the world that just really burns your biscuits? What gets on your last nerve? What straw breaks your camelback? What puts a kink in your colon and bugs the snot out of you? (Sorry for being too graphic—I may have just made your list).

What fills you with indignation? I’m thinking this morning about writing about something that obviously has people wound up. Impeachment hearings? Super Bowl halftime show? Nah, those are too easy.

Abbott joins officials in response to virus originating in China

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STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS

Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 30 commented on a White House briefing about actions to stem the transmission of novel coronavirus in the United States.

Fort Worth Stock Show continued

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AG 101

Alright, now for part two on the Fort Worth Stock Show.

Like I mentioned last week, the stock show began as a companion and a public relations tool for the growing Fort Worth Stockyards.

The intent was to draw livestock producers, more specifically cattlemen to the Fort Worth area.

Fort Worth lays claim to having the first livestock show in the nation, established in 1896.