Ag educator, state lawmaker offer reactions to livestock show fund bill

Swine exhibitors move around the show ring during the 2021 Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. FILE PHOTO
Swine exhibitors move around the show ring during the 2021 Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. FILE PHOTO

House Bill 3959 has passed the Texas House and is up for consideration in the state Senate. But what exactly is in the legislation, and how would it have a local effect?

HB 3959, authored by State Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Salado), would establish the Texas Youth Livestock Show Fund to help encourage participation in livestock shows.

According to Buckley’s office, the Livestock Show Fund would consist of…