Texas ag commissioner candidate Friedman sees money in hogs
SAN ANTONIO — A flamboyant figure in Texas politics who is running for the post of agriculture commissioner said the state could boost revenue, create jobs and hedge against the rising cost of meat by expanding its hog-harvesting program.
Best known as a singer and humorist, Kinky Friedman described the state’s fast-growing boar population as an untapped industry, according to the San Antonio-Express News.
He faces insurance agent Jim Hogan in a Democratic runoff election May 27, his third run for statewide office.
“If you are going to kill a bunch of feral hogs, let’s at least do it for a profit and business for the state,” Friedman said, adding that the meat tastes “quite good.”
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