The OTLA was started in the early 1980s to fill a need in the state of Oklahoma to promote and showcase the Texas Longhorn breed.  Since Oklahoma is one of only two locations in the nation that were used to help preserve the breed, it was only natural for those cattlemen within our state that took on the challenge of raising this great breed to organize.  The OTLA like other affiliates has seen its member numbers raise and fall like waves on the ocean, but has a core of dedicated individuals who continue to work hard.