{"id":195,"date":"2013-07-10T10:11:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=195"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:36:18","slug":"news-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2013\/07\/10\/news-release\/","title":{"rendered":"News Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE STATION \u2013 Tiffany Dowell has joined the Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service as an assistant professor and agricultural law specialist.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dowell, who will be based in College Station, specializes in legal issues pertaining to oil and gas, water and property leasing\/grazing rights, as well as other issues affecting farming and ranching.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is a unique position for AgriLife Extension and certainly a timely one with the heightened interest in Eagle Ford shale development and water rights,\u201d said Dr. Mark Waller, AgriLife Extension program leader for agricultural economics in College Station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agrilifecdn3.tamu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tiffany_dowell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tiffany Dowell has joined the Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service as an assistant professor and agricultural law specialist. (Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin) \" src=\"http:\/\/agrilifecdn3.tamu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tiffany_dowell-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Dowell has joined the Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service as an assistant professor and agricultural law specialist. (Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dowell previously was an associate attorney with the law firm of Peifer, Hanson and Mullins in Albuquerque, N.M. She received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law and bachelor of science degree in agribusiness from Oklahoma State University.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dowell grew up on a family ranch in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAgricultural law has always been my interest and my background has prepared me well for this type of work,\u201d she said. \u201cWith this position, I hope to help many farmers and ranchers with their questions and need for information statewide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dowell has started an agricultural law blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/\">http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/<\/a> \u00a0that provides regular updates on various topics and weekly recaps on legal issues in the news. She will also provide traditional educational programming through workshops and conferences conducted by the agency statewide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, <a href=\"mailto:b-fannin@tamu.edu\">b-fannin@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE STATION \u2013 Tiffany Dowell has joined the Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service as an assistant professor and agricultural law specialist. 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