Come join the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association http://tscra.org/ (TSCRA) for a ranch gathering Thursday, June 28, at the Fort Chadbourne Visitors Center in Bronte. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a complimentary barbecue dinner.

The featured speaker will be Garland Richards, owner of Chadbourne Ranch. Garland will provide an overview of the history of the ranch and Fort Chadbourne.

Attendees will also receive an update on law enforcement activities and the special rangers efforts in recovering millions of dollars of stolen livestock and equipment from Joe Roberts, TSCRA special ranger. The evening will conclude with a legislative update from Jason Skaggs, TSCRA executive director of government and public affairs.

“TSCRA ranch gatherings are a great place for folks to get together and discuss what’s going on in the cattle business and how they can get involved,” said Joe Parker Jr., rancher and TSCRA president. “These gatherings aren’t just for TSCRA members. Anyone interested in the cattle industry is invited to attend.”

The event is open to the public. All members of the press are invited to attend.

Please RSVP to 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or [email protected].

The Fort Chadbourne Visitors Center is located at 651 Fort Chadbourne Rd. in Bronte.

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TSCRA is a 135 year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 15,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.