The ranching families in the area have just been devastated. They've lost a lot of equipment, a lot of buildings, a lot of livestock.

The response has been, I would say, it qualifies as overwhelming. We've had county farm bureaus and generous folks all over the state sending items to that part of the state and cash as well.

I think it's going to be absolutely devastating once we get out there and look.

We don't need to manage for E. coli. We wanted to know. If there was a problem, we needed to know.

The lake doesn't have a bacterial problem. That's the most comforting thing.

There's a lot that happens (at the state Capitol) and we have a stake in most of it. We covet our seat at the table.