Texas is still considered "open range," meaning that livestock can roam freely unless certain laws dictate otherwise. In the ...

Cattle graze in southern Union County as a rain squall covers part of the Elkhorn Mountains west of North Powder in 2023. PORTLAND — It was 11:30 at night and Roxann Stout and her adult daughter ...

Under Oregon’s open range law, a ranch isn’t liable for its cattle causing a car accident on an interstate highway, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. The appellate court has affirmed the ...

In Texas, many subdivided ranches—like a former 2,000-acre one—maintain their agricultural (Ag) valuation without individual ...

SHERIDAN — The ad in the paper is a plea for help. An offer is made — $20,000 for information about 24 cows branded "D — D" and 28 calves stolen from Sheridan last year. Cattle rustling is not a thing ...

A little-known legal precedent dating back to the Republic of Texas currently allows livestock to roam free in Brazos County, but thanks to two petitions started by a local man voters will be able to ...

It was 11:30 at night and Roxann Stout and her adult daughter Jesica Galligher drove along Interstate 84 toward Stout’s home in eastern Oregon in 2019. Suddenly they saw a dead black cow lying in the ...