Once a laborer, this immigrant now owns his farm. He and his daughter are among few Hispanic farmers in Texas.

Arnaldo Serrato, left, and his daughter Yuleida Serrato look over a failed cotton field that they had to plow because it was too dry. The Serrato family own and run their multi-generational family farm in and around Floydada. Arnaldo Serrato, his wife and father came to the United States, where they and their American born children have created a successful agricultural business. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

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FLOYDADA — When Arnaldo Serrato thought about prosperity and freedom working in Mexico, the small town of Floydada always came to mind.