MONTGOMERY, TX — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller addressed The North Shore Republican Women this past Wednesday at the Bentwater Country Club . NSRW President Tammy Coleman welcomed Miller and his staff to the luncheon to enlighten the ladies on the functions of the Texas Agriculture Commission, which are quite extensive. As usual, The NSRW Ladies filled the ballroom with a Sea of Red, as they continued to plan for their 2025 9th Annual Golf Tournament, Auction, and Dinner. This year’s theme is ‘United We Stand,’ with the tournament scheduled for September 29, 2025. The ladies are also celebrating 25th Years of Service to the community. Funds raised by events such as the tournament go the numerous charitable efforts the NSRW commits themselves to throughout the years, such as promoting literacy in schools, helping Senior Citizens at the Friendship Center in Willis, preparing toiletry bags for charities that assist the homeless; as well as providing scholarships to deserving students, and providing backpacks of food to hungry kids, and donating funds to the MC Food Bank.
Following the monthly meeting and lunch, Ag Commissioner Miller addressed those gathered at the country club. His family has been farming and ranching in Texas for eight generations, and has been involved with agriculture his whole life, whether it be growing up on the land, graduating college with a vocational Ag degree; to teaching Ag in school, working the land, to first being elected the Texas House of Representatives 25 years ago. Miller has always been a staunch defender of Texas agriculture, as well as our freedoms and liberties that we have in Our Fair State. Sid was first elected as the 12th Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 2014 and has won subsequent reelections receiving record numbers of votes than any candidate for the office in history.
Miller is all about common sense, and has taken steps to reduce the time to obtain organic certification for farmers. He has reshaped field operations to improve efficiency, and slash travel miles for TDA inspectors saving on fuel and other costs, as well as increasing consumer protections inspections. Commissioner Miller relayed an amusing story about toilet paper during the pandemic, in which one of his inspectors found a warehouse full of foreign marked bathroom tissue that couldn’t be sold in Texas because of the Spanish language labeling. Within 45 minutes, Miller had a waiver ready to have that TP eligible to be sold in Texas, figuring correctly that no one was going to be reading the labeling in Spanish on how to use toilet paper. It was also during the pandemic that Miller declared numerous Texas companies and firms in the agricultural sector as ‘essential’ thus saving them from having to shutter their doors, which was a necessary step to keep many Texas businesses from having to lay-off workers.
Many Texans don’t know that Miller is also responsible for Weights and Measures, which involve so many aspects of our lives, from filling our gas tanks, to weighing our produce at the grocery store, as well as supermarket scanners, and much more. He also has started Operation Maverick, a consumer protection initiative to locate businesses that fail to register their scales with the Texas Department of Agriculture. The effort has led to increased registrations and thousands more businesses registered with the TDA, which goes a long way to ensure the consumers are protected.
Commissioner Miller’s department is also the state’s leading advocate internationally for the promotion of Texas agriculture, Texas-grown products, and Texas-owned businesses. Miller oversees the TDA’s GO TEXAN program, which shows off the Our State’s best products, companies, and communities that call Texas home. The Ag Commissioner continues to promote trade missions to Central and South America, the Middle East, and Asia. Closer to home, Miller launched ‘Farm Fresh Fridays,’ a farm-to-school initiative to get local produce into Texas schools, and has resulted in nearly $20 million increase in Texas products used in school cafeterias.
When it comes to water, which is a really precious resource in Texas, Ag Commissioner Miller created an ‘Office of Water,’ within his department which is dedicated to securing clean access to water for the future, which has been instrumental in getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding in block grants for infrastructure improvements and repairs.
Did you know that Miller has his own show on RFD-TV called ‘Texas Agriculture Matters.’ A new episode is posted weekly, and you can also view each new program every week on YouTube @TDACommunications. They are always smiling, and are currently up to Season 13, and are always seeking to answer the question, “Why Does Texas Agriculture Matter?”
Texas Agriculture Matters covers everything from cattle to cotton, from rodeos to rockets, and with all the white teeth showing, they seem to be having a great time, having fun, and presenting an informative look at how Texas agriculture is applicable to our daily lives. The main reason for the smiling and laughter is Commissioner Miller’s showing off his trademark wit and wisdom.
One of the last items that Miller cleared with the NSRW was the announcement of his Re-Election Bid. The Commissioner assumed office on January 2, 2015, after winning election in 2014, he was subsequently elected in 2018 and 2022.
In July of 2024, in association with President Trump’s re-election campaign. Miller organized a special GO TEXAN bus tour, which mirrored the President’s swing state campaign stops, promoting Texas agriculture products. Commission Miller was in Butler, Pennsylvania, literally within a few yards of President Trump, when he witnessed and heard the shots that hit The President’s right ear, and tragically killed one spectator, and injured others.
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