Month: June 2014

TALT Op-Ed On State Easement Program

By Blair Fitzsimons, CEO On June 25th, the House Natural Resources Committee will hear testimony on the Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program (TFRLCP) and its role in conserving water resources. Created by the Legislature in 2005 and housed…
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TALT CEO testifies for House Committee

TALT’s CEO Blair Fitzsimons was invited to testify in front of the Texas House Natural Resources Committee on June 25, 2014. The committee was given an interim charge to evaluate different water strategies to address our state’s water problems. Blair…
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Dakota County

Win-win strategies for rural and urban

Like most of the southern U.S., Texas faces serious water issues.  The Texas Agricultural Land Trusts advocates that conserving working farm and ranch land offers a win-win solution to water security for the public and agriculture that is both cost…
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Enhanced Tax Incentives

On May 29, legislation to make permanent the enhanced tax incentive for conservation easement donations – H.R. 2807 passed out of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee. Conservation Tax Incentives Will Increase the Pace of Conservation This is…
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