{"id":2662484,"date":"2026-09-16T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-farm-bureau-endorses-ken-paxton-as-talarico-faces-vegan-fallout\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:46:34","slug":"texas-farm-bureau-endorses-ken-paxton-as-talarico-faces-vegan-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-farm-bureau-endorses-ken-paxton-as-talarico-faces-vegan-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Farm Bureau endorses Ken Paxton as Talarico faces vegan fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-farm-bureau-endorses-ken-paxton-as-talarico-faces-vegan-fallout%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The texas Farm Bureau, the leading agricultural institution in Texas, has endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for U.S. Senate. Russell Boening, president of the Texas Farm Bureau\u2019s AGFUND, praised Paxton for consistently using the courts to defend Texas farmers, ranchers, and landowners. The article also includes promotional content for the Washington Examiner subscription options and highlights the value of unlimited access to its news, analysis, and commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> The Texas Farm Bureau, the most influential <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/agriculture\/\">agricultural<\/a> organization in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farm\/\">farm<\/a>-rich state, has endorsed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Texas\/\">Texas<\/a> Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ken-Paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> (R) for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGeneral Paxton has consistently used the courts to defend Texas farmers, ranchers, and landowners,\u201d said Russell Boening, president of the Texas Farm Bureau\u2019s AGFUND.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); 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