Texas Highways Magazine

Grazed and Confused

Livestock are a common sight along the winding roads and rolling slopes of the Hill Country, among them the hardy, barrel-shaped forms of goats.

Spanish colonists first introduced goats to Texas in the late 1600s, and Mexican and then American settlers furthered the practice. Goats were kept on small farms for milk and meat until 1858, when

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