To ensure that the focus of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust does not waiver from its mission of protecting agricultural lands and native wildlife habitats, TALT by-laws require that the Board members be chosen from the membership of several of the state’s leading agricultural, hunting and landowner organizations. TALT Board members own land themselves, and therefore understand the challenges of protecting land in perpetuity while ensuring its long-term economic vitality.
Board Officers
Russell Marshall
Russell Marshall’s dual career as a rancher and a financial services professional gives him a front row seat
Watt Matthews
There is a long history of ranching in Watt Matthews’ family.
Michael Conaway
Former U.S. Congressman K. Michael Conaway has had a storied career that spans more than five decades.
Roel Lopez
As the Director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Dr. Roel Lopez uses data to tell the story of
Board Members
David Alders
I want future generations of Texans who love cattle, poultry, row crops, forests and wildlife to have the rights
Perry R. Bass II
Perry R. Bass II, like the six generations before him, has deep roots in Texas. In his opinion, conservation easements
Sarah Nunley Biedenharn
Sarah Nunley Biedenharn is a bridge between old Texas and new.
Marshall Bowen
Austin attorney Marshall Bowen’s appreciation for the value of conservation easements is hard-wired into his DNA.
Lindsey Lee
A sixth generation Texan and resident of Jackson County, Lindsey comes from a family with a long tradition of ranching and land management.
Jesse Womack
Mr. Womack was born in San Antonio, Texas, Jesse Womack is a fifth generation rancher and founder
David Waggoner
David’s passion for production agriculture and natural resource conservation can be traced back
Charles Davidson
Although Charles Davidson grew up in Houston, he has always felt completely at home in rural Texas.
Kelly Langdon
Kelly and his wife live full time on Fall Creek Ranch, making them the third generation of Langdons to run and maintain the ranch.
Fay Fitzsimons Walker
Water and conservation and habitat and land stewardship in general is ever changing
David Crow
David Crow, a lifelong Corpus Christi resident and first generation rancher, changed his career path and followed
Deborah Clark
Deborah Clark is a familiar face in agricultural and conservation circles in Texas and beyond.
Clay Richardson
Carrying on a family tradition is woven into Clay Richardson’s DNA, he is the sixth generation to work his family’s ranch in Crockett County.