Texas beef is in crisis. Here’s why.

Agriculture brought my family to this country. My grandfather was a migrant farm worker, and after years of following the growing season, he settled our family in South Texas.

That’s my grandfather on the left!

Hundreds of thousands of farmers and ranchers just like him call Texas home today.

They wake up before sunrise, work the land through triple-digit summers, and earn their livelihood one season at a time.

Beef is our biggest agricultural export. Texas raises more cattle than any other state in the country, pumping billions of dollars into our state economy every year.

But right now, Texas beef is in crisis, and it’s a big part of why your grocery bill keeps climbing.

A relentless drought has forced ranchers to sell off breeding cows just to stay afloat. Herd sizes are the smallest they’ve been in decades. Then, an old threat returned in the form of screwworms. I’ve talked about these nasty things before. They’re flesh-eating parasites that kill cattle fast, forcing ranchers to inspect their stock more carefully and slow down production.

You’d think this one-two punch would prompt Washington to invest in American ranchers.

Instead, President Trump decided to let in more beef from Argentina.

Cattle groups pushed back, warning that all these imports wouldn’t lower prices and that looser inspection standards would put American consumers at risk. They were right to worry: less than a year later, the USDA recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of that Argentine beef, sold right here in Texas.

None of this happened because ranchers stopped working hard. It happened because Washington treats agriculture like an afterthought instead of the backbone of our state’s economy.

My grandfather taught us that agriculture isn’t a talking point: it’s a way of life. It deserves to be treated like one in Washington.

When I get to Congress, I’ll fight for drought relief, action against screwworm, and changes to import rules so American producers and American families are protected.

I’m keeping this campaign focused on the issues affecting South Texas, and our message is resonating. If you’re in a position to pitch in a few bucks today, I’d be grateful. Every contribution gets us one step closer to flipping this seat and giving South Texas the leadership it deserves in Washington.

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Muchas gracias,

Bobby Pulido

Before you go!

After 30 years in music, two-time Latin GRAMMY-winning Tejano artist Bobby Pulido is retiring from the stage to fight for his community in Congress.

TX-15 could decide House control and two recent polls show Bobby ahead. But his Trump-backed opponent, propped up by far-right national Republicans, still has twice as much cash on hand.

Bobby is counting on grassroots support to close the gap.

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