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Body The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has launched a webpage to inform stakeholders and highlight issues with legislative efforts meant to improve transparency and profitability in the cattle marketplace.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8 percent more than in May 2021.

Body The preliminary estimates were calculated beginning Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle, and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.

Body AUSTIN—Crude oil and natural gas production for February 2022 came from 162,109 oil wells and 84,801 gas wells, according to the Texas Railroad Commission. From March 2021 to February 2022, total reported production in Texas was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 10.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.83 billion in April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2021. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced earlier this month that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $866.5 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 27.9 percent more than in April 2021.

Body Richard Hefley of Amarillo, Texas has been named to Coldwell Banker Commercial’s Circle of Distinction for 2021. The Circle of Distinction is an annual designation bestowed on top professionals based on sales volume.

Body COLLEGE STATION—Due to the persistent drought conditions in the Great Plains and West, the U.S.

Body CANADIAN—U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Janee Cross this week announced that applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) are now being accepted to address damages from recent wildfires.

Body Changing markets, ranching and beef cattle sustainability, maximizing calf-crop revenue, and keeping inputs under control are all critical aspects of the Capital Farm Credit Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Cattle Conference.