HARLINGEN — U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores was on a two-day tour of Valley agricultural sites with fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania. Thompson is ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, of which Flores also is a member.
Gin Manager Brady Taubert escorts U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores on a tour of the cotton gin’s facilities Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for Rep. Thompson, who serves as the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture at the RGV Gin Company, LLC in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Gin Manager Brady Taubert escorts U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson through the row of gin stand machines that remove the seed and other debris from the cotton fiber Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for Rep. Thompson, who serves as the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, alongside U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores at the RGV Gin Company, LLC in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)U.S. Rep Mayra Flores holds up a handful of cotton seeds removed by the gin stand machine as she is escorted by gin-representative Mike Gage Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson alongside Rep. Flores at the RGV Gin Company in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Cotton seeds fly through a chute as they and other debris are removed from the cotton fibers through a gin stand machine Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson alongside U.S. District 24 Rep. Mayra Flores at the RGV Gin Company in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)U.S Rep. Mayra Flores holds a ball of pressed cotton Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson alongside Rep. Flores at the RGV Gin Company in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A freshly pressed bale of cotton fiber is stamped with ‘cotton USA’ on the loading dock Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour for the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson alongside U.S. District 24 Rep. Mayra Flores at the RGV Gin Company in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson walks alongside area agricultural representatives Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2022, during a tour alongside U.S. District 24 Rep. Mayra Flores at the RGV Gin Company in Harlingen. The tour is part of a series of stops for Rep. Thompson in the area ahead of the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
