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Water is Top Issue for Agriculture Commissioner

The state's new agriculture commissioner says that water is his top priority and that water policy will be a key issue for the agency.

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New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

The state's new agriculture commissioner says that water is his top priority and that water policy will be a key issue for the agency. Commissioner Sid Miller said during an LCRA Planning and Public Policy meeting that the agency will institute a water department and that it will play a more active role in working on water policy. (Austin Monitor)

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