Opinion: Fake Meat, Real Trouble: Texas Won’t Bow to Billionaires or Bureaucrats
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, A federal judge just gave the green light to a lawsuit challenging Texas’ ban on lab-grown meat, and here’s the plain truth—their fight isn’t about science or innovation. It’s about power. It is about wealthy investors and Washington insiders using the courts to tell Texans what we can and cannot eat. And Texas is not having it.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Calls on Schools and Nonprofits to Apply as Sponsors for USDA Summer Nutrition Programs
Monday, January 26, 2026, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced today that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting sponsor applications for its 2026 Summer Meal Programs. These programs connect eligible organizations with federal funding to serve nutritious meals to Texas children 18 and younger when school cafeterias close for summer.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Opens the International Year of the Woman Farmer
Monday, January 26, 2026, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) proudly announce Texas’ participation in the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026, a global designation honoring the indispensable role women play in agriculture and food systems worldwide. Throughout the year, TDA will join all 49 states and 123 nations in recognizing the leadership, resilience, and impact of women farmers and ranchers.  [More]

Smart Growth, Strong America: Why Agriculture Freedom Zones Matter
Monday, January 26, 2026, Data centers are exploding across America, gobbling up prime farmland, water, and power. In Texas, farmers and ranchers see the threat clearly—and they're right to sound the alarm. Our best agricultural land feeds and clothes the world. Once paved over, it's lost forever. But the squeeze isn't just from data centers. Solar farms, wind projects, transmission lines, industrial sprawl, and urban expansion all compete for the same finite resources. Generations of productive farmland vanish in the rush for "progress," while our infrastructure lags behind.  [More]