STATEMENT FROM TEXAS AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ON GOVERNOR ABBOTT’S SCREWWORM RESPONSE TEAM
Thursday, June 26, 2025, I’m pleased that Governor Abbott is activating the state agencies under his direct oversight, responsible for protecting animal health and wildlife, to respond to this dire threat. This pest poses a serious risk not only to Texas livestock and wildlife but also to the economic backbone of our rural communities. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will continue to work in collaboration with this response team to relay necessary updates as the spread of the New World screwworm approaches Texas.  [More]

COMMISSIONER SID MILLER RETURNS TO TEXAS STATE NETWORKS’ “SHOOT THE BULL” PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is thrilled to announce he has returned to the airwaves as he rejoins Texas State Networks. Across 150 affiliates statewide, he will be a regular guest on Texas State Networks’ Shoot the Bull—your trusted source for timely agriculture updates and authentic Texas perspectives.  [More]

COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ALERTS TEXANS TO RISK OF INVASIVE FUNGUS THREATENING TEXAS AGRICULTURE
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) issued a statewide warning to residents about the threat of head blight (Fusarium graminearum). Left unchecked, this fungal pathogen poses a significant risk to America’s food supply and has raised national concern as a potential bioweapon. Recently, federal authorities charged three Chinese citizens, one of whom is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, with smuggling this fungus into the United States.  [More]

COMMISSIONER SID MILLER PRAISES SECRETARY ROLLINS’ BOLD PLAN TO COMBAT NEW WORLD SCREWWORM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and several elected officials at the Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. During the event, Rollins unveiled an $8.5 million initiative to construct a sterile New World Screwworm (NWS) dispersal facility in South Texas. This initiative is part of Secretary Rollins' five-pronged strategy to strengthen USDA’s current capabilities to detect, control, and eradicate this pest.  [More]