Commissioner Sid Miller Calls for Urgent Action to Save Texas Barbecue
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today issued an urgent call to action to protect one of the state's most cherished cultural and economic traditions: Texas Barbeque. A troubling wave of restaurant closures and operational challenges is sweeping across Texas, driven by record-high beef prices, a national cattle herd at its lowest level in 75 years, persistent inflationary pressures, and a resulting softening of consumer demand.  [More]

Opinion: Leading Texas on Water and Power - Delivering Results 
Texas is a land of bold dreams with hard-lived realities, and few things test our grit like securing water and power for our growing state. As your Agriculture Commissioner, there’s been no more important task than to fight for plentiful resources. That’s where my Great Texas Water Plan and the Texas P.O.W.E.R. Plan have yielded results for the next generation of Texans.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Launches Texas Agriculture Disaster Task Force to Bolster Defenses Against Disasters and Biosecurity Threats
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) today unveiled the Texas Agriculture Disaster Task Force, a new advisory group dedicated to sharpening the state's rapid, unified response to agricultural crises and biosecurity risks.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Takes Emergency Action to Protect Texas Agriculture from Invasive Leafhopper Pest
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller today issued an emergency quarantine on the two-spotted cotton leafhopper (aka cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula) to safeguard cotton, nursery, and ornamental sectors. After last year's order lapsed, TDA deemed more time essential to assess pest management tactics and block spread before spring planting.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Applauds Rollins, Hegseth for Prioritizing Farm Security
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of War signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressing the sharing of information regarding security vulnerabilities in agriculture, collaboration to develop novel technological solutions to American agriculture’s biggest challenges, and the exchange of personnel to ensure both departments are well equipped to protect American agriculture.  [More]

Commissioner Miller Announces the $100 Million AgLink Continuity Grant Bolstering Food and Fiber Resilience
Today, Commissioner Miller, the Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA), and the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority (TAFA) announced the AgLink Continuity Grant (AgLink). AgLink will provide critical assistance for eligible agricultural processing and storing facilities in danger of closure due to revenue loss caused by natural disasters—preserving jobs, ensuring continuity of services, and strengthening the supply chain.  [More]