{"id":2971,"date":"2015-06-25T01:14:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T06:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:29:48","slug":"happy-birthday-to-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2015\/06\/25\/happy-birthday-to-the-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday To The Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 2nd birthday of the Texas Agriculture Law Blog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2972 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/05\/FullSizeRender-5-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (5)\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/05\/FullSizeRender-5-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/05\/FullSizeRender-5-1024x471.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I began this project in June 2013, I never imagined the growth, support, and contacts that this website would generate!<\/p>\n<p>As of June 1, we nearly 750 subscribers\u00a0and nearly 18,000 page\u00a0views per month. \u00a0Last year, this blog was named one of the Top 100 Legal Blogs (Blawgs) by the American Bar Association. \u00a0My favorite accolade, however, is when readers let me know that something they found here was useful for their operation and family!<\/p>\n<p>As always, I welcome your suggestions and ideas for this blog going forward, and especially love blog topic suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>In closing,\u00a0I want to invite you all to eat some cake in honor of this blog and thank you for your support and readership!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 2nd birthday of the Texas Agriculture Law Blog. 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