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LAND NEWS T e x a s A l l i a n c e o f L a n d B r o k e r s 2013 is here and the Texas Alliance of Land Brokers is excited about the coming year. For 2013, the President of TALB is Robert K. “Bobby” Schwab. Bobby has been a member of TALB since 1994 and has previously served as President, Vice President and board member. 2013 Vice President is Steve Williams and 2013 Secretary / Treasurer is Steve Bennett. Dave Culver, the 2012 President, deserves a thank you for the great job he did and all that he contributed. The TALB continues to grow the membership and is looking forward to another year of continued growth. Members meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month, January through October at 11:15 AM at various locations around the Central Texas area. The November meeting is at the same time but is held the week before Thanksgiving. The January meeting’s guest speaker was Wayne Roitsch of Texas 1031 Company. The February meeting was held at Friesenhaus Restaurant in New Braunfels and Mr. Bill West, General Manager of the Guadalupe / Blanco River Authority, was the guest speaker. At the monthly TALB meetings members learn about and discuss issues concerning the real estate industry, present property listings and property needs, and catch up with old and new friends. Throughout the year TALB has guest speakers and / or marketing sessions at every meeting. The 2012 Christmas Banquet at the Omni Colonnade was well attended and enjoyed by all. Doc and Mike Blakely, aka The Swing Riders, provided the entertainment that included music and western lore. Many thanks go out to our wonderful sponsors who provided monetary assistance to make the 2012 Christmas Party one to remember. The TALB was founded in 1994 to promote the professional and ethical standards of rural land professionals and to provide members with marketing and educational opportunities. More information about TALB, the members and properties for sale, can be found at www. TexasLandBrokers.org or by talking to any TALB member. For more information and membership application, please go to: www.TexasLandBrokers.org Questions: talb@gvtc.com PO Box 1371 Boerne, TX 78006 R. K. “Bobby” Schwab President sri@gvtc.com 830.336.3532 T e x a s S h e e p & G o at R a i s e r s A s s o c i at i o n Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association (TSGRA) members and staff were busy during the last quarter preparing for the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Annual Convention held from January 23 through the 26th in San Antonio. ASI is the national organization representing the interests of more than 82,000 sheep producers located throughout the United States. The organization is a federation of 45 state sheep associations as well as individual members. During the annual convention, issues were discussed and strategies and policies were drafted. Councils and committees worked in the areas of animal health, legislative action, predator management, public lands, research and education and resource management. We were joined by the American Goat Federation and the National Lamb Feeders Association this year which strengthened our efforts to promote the sheep and goat industries. On February 9, we have our Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association winter semi-annual meeting in San Angelo where we will deal with state legislation and discuss Texas applicable issues aired at the ASI Annual Convention. Immediately after the state meeting, we begin our district membership meetings across the state that will be held through April. These meetings are one of the ways we stay in touch with our grassroots producers and keep our finger on the real pulse of the industry. Although most of the sheep and goat raising area is still in severe drought, we did have a little rain in January which lifted our spirits and helped grow a bit of grass. We hope for good spring rains to carry us into summer. Gil Engdahl President www.TSGRA.com 325.655.7388 42 SPRING 2013
T e x a s a n d S o u t h w e s t C at t l e R a i s e r s A s s o c i at i o n With the New Year comes a new Congress and a new Legislature, and while some newness brings challenge, it also brings opportunity. Although there are many new faces in Austin and Washington, D.C., the key issues remain mostly unchanged. In Austin, the 83rd legislative session is in full swing. The 2012 elections ushered in the largest freshman class in the Texas House of Representatives in more than 35 years. There are 43 new members of the House, most of them Republicans. House Republicans kept their super majority which allows them to pass or defeat virtually anything they want this session. While the state budget, education and health care costs will take up most of the 140 days, TSCRA will work hard toward even stronger private property protections for ranchers. TSCRA will also be working to make sure that ranchers are not harmed by any proposals that may arise from the state budget discussions. In Washington, the 113th Congress has convened with a daunting task of cleaning up our nation’s finances. They started off with the contentious fiscal cliff debate, which included estate tax legislation. The bill that was signed into law included new permanent amounts for the death tax. Estates worth $5 million or less per person ($10 million per couple) will be exempt from the death tax. Estates worth more than that will pay a 40 percent tax on anything over the exemption level. As an added benefit, these levels are indexed for inflation and also include a stepped-up basis. This isn’t perfect. We would have liked to see the death tax go away forever. But it is better than the alternative, which would have been a 55 percent tax on anything over a $1 million per person ($2 million per couple) exemption level. These levels would have crushed small ranching families. The new law also extended the 2008 Farm Bill until September 2013. Again, this isn’t perfect. This short-term fix gives extreme animal activist groups more opportunities to target the livestock industry, and while we have been successful in holding them off in the past; we will have to continue to work hard to keep them from harming the cattle industry in the next farm bill. Ranchers would have much rather seen a fiscally responsible 5-year farm bill signed into law. A 5-year bill would have provided more predictability for important conservation and research programs that help ranchers produce better beef for consumers while protecting our natural resources. All of this was part of the first fiscal debate, but expect the issue of taxes and spending to be the banner issue for both chambers and the administration for the foreseeable future. The cattle industry is facing some big challenges and opportunities this year, but thanks to an educated and active membership and a strong PAC, it’s safe to say that TSCRA is ready to tackle the issues. Carmen Fenton Director of Public Affairs www.tscra.org 512.469.0171 I n d e p e n d e n t C at t l e m e n ’ s A s s o c i at i o n o f T e x a s During the past few months prior to the 83rd Texas Legislature session, we worked with other farm and ranch associations to develop a position on funding the Texas Water Plan. According to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), 85 percent of the state’s projected population will not have enough water during drought conditions by 2060, if conservation is sidestepped and new sources are not developed. Population in Texas is expected to double by 2060 which could double water consumption. In 2012 the TWDB developed their ninth state water plan based on a regional water planning process. The state water plan serves as a guide to state water policy and includes legislative recommendations that the Board believes are needed and desirable to facilitate voluntary water transfers. The plan also identifies river and stream segments of unique ecological value recommended for protection and sites of unique value for reservoir construction. Total capital costs to implement the plan are estimated at $231 billion. We and our organizational partners want to ensure that rural property owners are treated fairly in the financing and execution of the Texas Water Plan. Bill Hyman Executive Director www.ICATexas.com 512.620.0162 landsoftexasmagazine.com 43
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