The rally in the Houston suburbs put on full display how much of a grip former President Donald Trump still has on Texas Republican leaders.
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Black Texas farmers were finally on track to get federal aid. The state’s agriculture commissioner wants to stop that.
Sid Miller is challenging a debt relief program that the U.S. Department of Agriculture saw as a way to correct historic discrimination. An advocate for Black Texas farmers says the challenge “pushes us back even further.”
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Analysis: For a few Texas politicians, a bad time for bad news
For three of the state’s most experienced politicians, bad news comes with the territory. But bad news in the critical stages of an election is another, more serious, kind of trouble.
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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s political consultant indicted on charges of theft, bribery in hemp license scheme
Attorneys for Smith said he has not broken any laws. Miller, who is seeking reelection and facing a competitive primary, said Tuesday evening he’s “not ready to throw [Smith] under the bus” and believes the indictment was politically motivated.
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State Rep. James White announces primary challenge to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller
Miller is running for a third term.
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Analysis: The most influential non-voter in Texas
The most important voter in Texas politics in 2022 doesn’t even live in the state, but he’s popular with Republican voters. Donald Trump’s influence is already changing next year’s GOP primary.
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Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller running for reelection, instead of challenging Gov. Greg Abbott
Miller was seen as a potential challenger to Abbott because of his vocal criticism of the governor’s restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 last year.
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Donald Trump endorses Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection
The endorsement comes as Abbott faces a primary challenge from former state Sen. Don Huffines of Dallas and as other fellow Republicans eye the race.
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Republican former state Sen. Don Huffines launches primary challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott
Huffines, who has criticized Abbott as being too slow to fully reopen the state, served in the Senate from 2015-19.
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Top political aide to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller arrested in alleged scheme to take money in exchange for hemp licenses
Todd M. Smith was arrested Thursday and released from Travis County Jail on Friday, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, his attorneys said he did nothing wrong and is cooperating with police.
