State Senator Tom Haywood, R-Wichita Falls, today extended congratulations to 15 families of farmers and ranchers from his north central Texas district, after they were inducted into the Texas Family Land Heritage honor roll last week.
Agriculture is one of our state's leading resources.
It is what brought people to Texas. It provides a great deal to sustain our state. The Texas Family Land Heritage Award honors families who have owned and worked the same land for more than 100 years. The Texas Department of Agriculture hosted a reception late last week for the honorees with Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs present. Haywood's district, made up of 36 counties stretching from the northern part of Collin County in the east to Castro County in the west, is largely rural and consists greatly of agriculturally based businesses.