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COMMISSIONER SID MILLER REPORTS THE USE OF TEXAS RETURN ADDRESS ON ADDITIONAL UNSOLICITED SEED PACKAGES
Friday, February 14, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reported that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was alerted to a case in Frisco, Texas, where a resident’s address was fraudulently used as the return address on boxes containing several unidentified seed packages. The sender reportedly used Stamps.com to disguise the packages’ source, resulting in recipients sending the unwanted packages back to the return address and the Frisco resident being inundated with returned boxes they did not pack or ship.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ISSUES AN IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE MYSTERY SEED PACKAGES DELIVERED FROM CHINA
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, AUSTIN—Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller provided an important update on the ongoing issue of unsolicited seed packages arriving in Texas from Chinese vendors. So far, Texas has received a total of 17 seed packets, and yesterday, residents in Florida and Washington State reported receiving similar packages. Commissioner Sid Miller is working closely with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) acting Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security to safely collect these packages and ensure they are delivered to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for a thorough inspection.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER URGES CAUTION AS MORE TEXANS RECEIVE CHINESE MYSTERY SEED PACKAGE
Friday, February 7, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced new reports of unsolicited seed packages arriving across Texas from Chinese vendors. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is working swiftly to safely collect these packages and ensure they are delivered to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for inspection. One Texan reported ordering a dog toy from the Chinese vendor TEMU, only to receive a package of seeds instead. With the total number of reported packages now at five statewide, Texans are urged to exercise caution when opening any unexpected packages from China.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER SAYS MYSTERY SEED PACKAGES FROM CHINA ARE BACK
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urges all Texans to exercise extreme caution if they receive unsolicited packages containing unknown seeds or liquids. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has recently been alerted to a mystery package delivered to Clute, TX, containing unidentified seeds and a liquid container sent unsolicited from China.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER COMMENDS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND DOGE CHAIRMAN ELON MUSK FOR ENDING WASTEFUL USAID SPENDING
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, I commend the decisive actions of President Trump and my fellow Texan, Elon Musk, in their efforts to mobilize the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eradicate wasteful, frivolous spending within the federal government, starting with the out-of-control United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The decades-long wasteful misuse of taxpayer dollars by USAID to fund woke pet projects across the globe constitutes gross negligence by leftist, out-of-touch, and partisan bureaucrats. This abuse must be addressed to restore the American people's faith in our government’s financial stewardship. Hardworking Americans should not have their tax dollars diverted to support such frivolous nonsense. USAID has been allowed to become a woke wonderland, and it's high time the leadership there was held accountable.  [More]
 
STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ON GOVERNOR ABBOTT’S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, I applaud Governor Greg Abbott for using his State of the State address to highlight many of the same critical issues I’ve been fighting for—supporting Texas families, our hardworking public servants, and the farmers and ranchers who keep this state running.These priorities reaffirm Texas as the national leader in agriculture, border security, and economic freedom—values that align with President Trump’s mission to make America strong, secure, and prosperous again.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER REAPPOINTS MEMBERS TO THE TEXAS AGRICULTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY BOARD
Thursday, January 30, 2025, AUSTIN—Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that he has reappointed four members to the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority (TAFA) Board. TAFA is a public authority within the agency designed to provide financial assistance for expanding Texas agricultural products, production, processing, marketing, and exporting.  [More]
 
TEXAS AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER SID MILLER DECLARES WAR ON DEI
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that he was going to war against so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) policies and that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the multibillion-dollar agency he leads, will no longer contract or do business with entities that promote these discriminatory, demeaning, and immoral race and sex-based preferences which oftentimes violate the civil-rights laws of the United States.  [More]
 
STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ON USDA’S POSTPONED HORSE PROTECTION ACT FINAL RULE
Friday, January 24, 2025, Today, we’ve won the first battle. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced a 60-day postponement of their new Horse Protection Act final rule, pushing the implementation date from February 1 to April 2, 2025.  [More]
 
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER KICKS OFF THE START OF A NEW YEAR BY CELEBRATING AGENCY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Thursday, January 23, 2025, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller kicks off the new year with his signature Texas charm and a tip of his hat, welcoming 2025 with optimism and gratitude. After a year of hard-fought achievements in 2024, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) stands ready to embrace new opportunities, building on its successes to keep Texas at the forefront of agriculture.  [More]
 
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