Llano rancher reelected to state soil and water board
Llano County rancher Joe Freeman was reelected to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board on May 5, 2026. Courtesy photo
Fifth generation Llano County rancher Joe Freeman was reelected on Tuesday, May 5, to serve as one of seven directors leading the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board.
Freeman will serve a two-year term, representing TSSWCB Area 2, which includes 50 counties across central and west Texas. He was first elected at the state level in 2024, voted in by directors from the 43 soil and water conservation districts within Area 2. Directors must be involved in ranching or agriculture, and at the local level, they are voted in by farmers and ranchers within their district.
As a state director, he is responsible for setting policy and distributing state support to soil and water conservation districts across the state to help protect soil and water resources as they pertain to ranching and agriculture.
Locally, Freeman has been a Llano SWCD director since 2015. He is the founder and president of the Cowboy Christmas for Kids charity, a member of the Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. He was once the president of The Hill Country Livestock Raisers Association, the Llano County Farm Bureau, and the Llano County A&M Club.