Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak should resign over a conflict of interest, an accusation Mackowiak denies. Questions of conflicts are also being raised elsewhere as the 2018 election season gets underway.
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Texas Elections 2018
Longtime lobbyist Trey Blocker mounts primary challenge to Ag Commissioner Sid Miller
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is getting a primary challenge from Trey Blocker, the longtime lobbyist, ethics adviser and attorney from Austin.
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Audit: Ag agency hikes on fees to Texas farmers and ranchers raised millions more than needed
In 2016, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller irked farmers, ranchers and lawmakers by dramatically raising fees for a wide range of services his agency offers. A new state audit says the higher fees generated millions more dollars than necessary in 2016.
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State Government
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticizes Six Flags’ removal of Confederate flag
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is furious with the Six Flags amusement park chain over its decision to take down the Confederate flag and four others that had flown over the park.
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State Government
Senate speeds through the special session
The Texas Senate is just about done passing bills on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, including the controversial “bathroom bill.”
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State Government
Sid Miller on Trump’s transgender ban: “Military is not the place for leftist social experimentation”
A tweet by President Donald Trump asserting that transgender people would no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military garnered the support of at least one Texas official: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
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Politics
Sid Miller doesn’t rule out joining Trump’s Agriculture Department
President Donald Trump has yet to nominate candidates for a dozen positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says his name has been floated for some of the vacancies.
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Politics
Regulators fine Texas ag chief Sid Miller for sloppy accounting
The Texas Ethics Commission fined Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller a total of $2,750 to resolve two complaints accusing him of improper campaign accounting.
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New in Tribtalk: Sid Miller urges Gov. Greg Abbott to veto barbecue bill
In a column for our op-ed site, TribTalk, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller writes that a bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk related to barbecue restaurants “needs to be stopped.”
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TribCast
A special session on the horizon? (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Aman and Jim about the House-Senate end-of-session fireworks, Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s recordings on hog poison and Sen. John Cornyn’s decision to bow out of consideration for FBI director.
