*Brooke Rollins hit the ground running as the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.  

*Rain is good for both crops and weeds.  

*Land prices in Texas have shot higher over the past few years.  

*Texas is one of the top four catfish producing states in the nation.  

*South Texas Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz has introduced a resolution to condemn Mexico for its failure to uphold the 1944 water treaty.

*A Texas farmer testified before Congress last week.  

*The equine coffin joint is a common source of lameness.