NEWS
Texas Farm Bureau provides $1.8 million to wildfire relief
Thanks to more than 1,800 generous contributions, Texas Farm Bureau and its Texas Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund recently distributed more than $1.8 million to farmers and ranchers impacted by February and March wildfires in the Panhandle.
“The scope and size of the Panhandle wildfires were unprecedented. Farm Bureau members, organizations and others from across the state and nation called in asking how they could help,” TFB President Russell Boening said. “While this aid cannot replace everything that was lost, we hope it truly helps in the recovery of those still reeling from the disaster.”
Wildfires burned more than 1.2 million acres in the Panhandle. The Texas Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund provided assistance for unreimbursed losses of livestock, feed, fences, equipment and the cost of temporary pastures.
Farmers and ranchers with unreimbursed agricultural losses were encouraged to apply for assistance. The relief fund was established through the organization’s nonprofit Agriculture Research and Education Foundation.
“Farm Bureau members and the larger agricultural community have always stepped up to help their neighbors in need, and this wildfire relief fund collected tax-deductible donations to meet the needs in affected areas,” Boening said.
A group of volunteer leaders selected by the TFB board of directors determined the allotment of aid. TFB and non-TFB members received funding for unreimbursed expenses related to the wildfires.
“Farming and ranching is an expensive business,” Boening said. “We hope with this support, those impacted can continue to rebuild and recover from the wildfires that devastated such a large area of the Texas Panhandle.”
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A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
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