The legacy of the cattle drive era helped spark changes in ranching, conservation and beef production that continue today.

A mountain of meat has ended the longest rally in U.S. cattle prices since at least the 1960s, when baby boomers and McDonald’s ushered in the American burger boom. Not only have ranchers added to ...

Cattle futures doubled during a six-year rally as a prolonged drought in Texas and high feed costs left the smallest U.S. herd in six decades. Since then, a grain glut reduced the cost of raising ...

Before androgynous hipsters became Austin’s herd du jour, fearless frontier blazing Texas women broke gender norms way back during the 19th century cattle boom. Sure. Texas is most often associated ...