Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller re-hires aide who pled guilty to felony bribery charge

Rehired aide Todd Smith pled guilty last year of taking bribes from farmers so they could obtain state hemp-growing licenses.

by Sanford Nowlin January 24, 2025March 23, 2025

Rehired aide Todd Smith pled guilty last year of taking bribes from farmers so they could obtain state hemp-growing licenses.

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Texas not participating in new federal program to combat food insecurity among kids

More than 30 other states have signed up for the Summer EBT program, which advocates said could help 3.7 million Texas children.

by Sanford Nowlin January 8, 2024January 9, 2025

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Sustainability in Texas, Fiesta Shooting: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Many readers also caught up on the cannabis decriminalization bill that’s now been passed by the Texas House.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 28, 2023April 27, 2025

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Sid Miller’s Texas Department of Agriculture adopts new anti-LGBTQ+ dress code

‘Employees are expected to comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological gender,’ notes the memo, which warns that violators could be fired.

by Sanford Nowlin April 24, 2023January 30, 2025

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Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

by Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune January 3, 2023November 17, 2024

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Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.