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2/12/2025
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ISSUES AN IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE MYSTERY SEED PACKAGES DELIVERED FROM CHINA
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]
 
 
2/14/2025
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER REPORTS THE USE OF TEXAS RETURN ADDRESS ON ADDITIONAL UNSOLICITED SEED PACKAGES
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]
 
 
2/18/2025
STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER SID MILLER CALLING FOR TEXAS PUBLIC NON-WATER ADDITIVES BAN 
AUSTIN – A fundamental American value is the freedom of choice. This is why I call on Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature to prioritize a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in our public water. While we work to expand and improve our aging water infrastructure amid our growing water crisis, we must also address the fact that our water infrastructure should not be used as a delivery system for government-mandated chemicals without the consent of the people.  [More]
 
 
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