The Texas Rangers have launched a criminal investigation into Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s use of taxpayer funds to bankroll two out-of-state trips, the Department of Public Safety confirmed Wednesday.
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Sid Miller: Complaints Over Rodeo, “Jesus Shot” Trips are Harassment
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Wednesday called complaints filed against him over questions surrounding two taxpayer-funded out-of-state trips “harassment.”
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TribCast
TribCast: GOP Leaders’ No Good, Very Bad Week
On this week’s TribCast — Emily’s first back at the helm — she talks to Ross, Morgan and Terri about Sid Miller’s ethics challenges, Ken Paxton’s legal woes and Greg Abbott’s challenges fixing the state’s child welfare system.
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Analysis: It Was a Tough Day for the Class of 2014 in Texas Politics
Some of the state officeholders elected in 2014 face struggles to gain control of their government, political and legal duties. They’re looking like the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, or the 1962 Mets. But the stakes are more serious than that.
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Sid Miller’s Communications Director Resigns
Lucy Nashed, communications director for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, has resigned after the agriculture department gave contradictory reports on whether Miller had used state funds to compete in a rodeo.
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Analysis: For Sid Miller, No Competition Means Few Causes for Concern
Texas agriculture commissioners have historically had a hard time getting any news coverage, but Sid Miller’s knack for controversy has kept him in the headlines since he took office almost 15 months ago.
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Public Education
Despite Cupcake Advocacy, Texas Ag Commissioner Insists He’s Fighting Childhood Obesity
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller pushed back Thursday against those who say his policies encourage kids to eat unhealthily.
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Energy
Video: A Conversation with Sid Miller
Full video of my 3/10 conversation with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Topics discussed: the state of ag, the decline in rural population, fee increases, cupcakes and deep fryers, and making America great again.
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With Chaplain, Texas Agriculture Chief Brings Faith to Work
Since naming an official volunteer chaplain at his agency, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has reserved a place for Christianity in the Stephen F. Austin building, and invited his employees to join.
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Criminal Justice
Ex-Texas Agriculture Commission Worker Alleges Discrimination
Shelia Latting, who is black, filed a lawsuit in state district court in Travis County Tuesday, claiming she lost her job a year ago as deputy chief financial officer due to racial discrimination at the agency.
