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Marty Graham Re-Elected to Serve on State Conservation Board

TEMPLE - Marty H. Graham of Rocksprings was re-elected on May 3, 2016 to serve a successive two-year term on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. Graham was first elected to serve on the State Conservation Board in 2008.

Graham represents State District II, which consists of 51 counties in the western and trans-Pecos regions of Texas. State District II encompasses 43 soil and water conservation districts.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is comprised of five elected Members and two gubernatorial appointees, all of whom must be actively engaged in farming or ranching. The five elected Members are chosen in a convention style election by soil and water conservation district directors in the State District in which the Member represents.

Graham is a former member on the board of directors of the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts. He is also a past president of the Hill Country Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Graham has been a Director on the Upper Nueces-Frio Soil and Water Conservation District #238 since 1988 where he currently serves as Chairman of the District board. The Upper Nueces-Frio Soil and Water Conservation District is headquartered in Rocksprings.

In other areas of agricultural leadership, Graham is currently a director with the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and a director on the Mohair Council of America.

Graham, who started ranching in 1982, raises cattle and goats in Edwards County. His ranching operation also includes a white-tailed deer, turkey, and exotics hunting program.

Graham lives on the family ranch north of Rocksprings in Edwards County with his wife, Joyce, and son, Grayson. "The whole family is involved in ranching and conservation," said Graham.

Additional information on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Members is available at http://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/aboutus/board.

"Protecting and Enhancing Natural Resources since 1939."

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