Commonground
Senior Moderator
Feb 23, 2025
As avian flu continues to spread, igniting fears among farmers, retailers and customers over everything from animal health to the soaring price of eggs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit Texas Monday to discuss the nationwide response.
Rollins, a native of Glen Rose in North Texas and a Texas A&M University graduate, is expected to talk about the avian flu outbreak and the response of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday afternoon at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center. Mount Pleasant is in northeast Texas, about 65 miles west of Texarkana.
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Rollins, whose leadership position was confirmed Feb. 13, was a member of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's staff before leading the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank. She is also the daughter of Texas state Rep. Helen Kerwin (R-Glen Rose). Rollins has already paid her home state a visit since her confirmation, taking part Wednesday in the Texas Policy Summit, a conference hosted by her former Texas Public Policy Foundation.
https://www.chron.com/news/article/bird-flu-texas-rollins-agriculture-20183263.php
As avian flu continues to spread, igniting fears among farmers, retailers and customers over everything from animal health to the soaring price of eggs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit Texas Monday to discuss the nationwide response.
Rollins, a native of Glen Rose in North Texas and a Texas A&M University graduate, is expected to talk about the avian flu outbreak and the response of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday afternoon at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center. Mount Pleasant is in northeast Texas, about 65 miles west of Texarkana.
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Rollins, whose leadership position was confirmed Feb. 13, was a member of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's staff before leading the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank. She is also the daughter of Texas state Rep. Helen Kerwin (R-Glen Rose). Rollins has already paid her home state a visit since her confirmation, taking part Wednesday in the Texas Policy Summit, a conference hosted by her former Texas Public Policy Foundation.
https://www.chron.com/news/article/bird-flu-texas-rollins-agriculture-20183263.php