In a statement, Abbott said Texans deserve a commissioner focused on Texas agriculture and “with zero tolerance for criminality.”
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“Texans deserve an Agriculture Commissioner who is focused on promoting Texas Agriculture, with zero tolerance for criminality,” Abbott wrote Wednesday on social media. “Nate Sheets is the true conservative champion for the job and is the leader we need to keep Texas the global powerhouse in agriculture.”Last year, Miller turned heads when he hired his political consultant Todd Smith as the agency’s chief of staff just a few months afterafter he was criminally charged for selling hemp licenses that are regulated by Miller’s office. The move sparked outrage among agency employeesIn a statement, Sheets said: “I’m honored to have Governor Abbott’s support and I look forward to working together to fight for Texas agriculture and for farmers’ and ranchers’ future economic success, restore trust in our food system, and ensure Texas remains strong, healthy, and secure for generations to come.” Sheets is the founder of Nature Nate’s Honey company. A native Texan business and ranch owner, he served for six years in the U.S. Naval Reserve before graduating from Texas State University. Sheets sold Nature Nate’s in 2021 and resigned as CEO in 2024 to run for agriculture commissioner. He also previously worked as communications director for E3 Partners, an evangelist ministry that establishes new Christian congregations around the world. In a statement, Kim Snyder, Abbott’s campaign manager, said Abbott endorsed Sheets because of Miller’s “history of corruption” and pointed towhen Miller served in the Texas House. At the time, the measure had broad bipartisan support, but as the Republican Party has shifted further to the right, it has become a political sticking point among hardline anti-immigrant politicians. “Nate Sheets is the only candidate in the race who has the integrity to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture,” Snyder added.in 2016 for using state funds to travel to Oklahoma to receive what he called a “Jesus shot,” an injection that an Oklahoma City doctor claimed could take away all pain for life.$500 for using state funds to travel to a rodeo in Mississippi after an investigation found the primary purpose of the trip to Jackson was personal. Miller toyed with challenging Abbott in the 2022 Republican primary before running for reelection for agriculture commissioner. Miller was one of several Republican leaders who sued Abbott after he extended the early voting period during the 2020 pandemic.at a Wood County forum where he said “there is nobody that understands rural Texas anymore,” according to audio obtained by The Texas Bullpen. “Our governor, for 10 years I’ve been trying to get him on the farm. Hadn’t got him there yet. Our lieutenant governor is from New England. He’d have never been on a farm that I know of,” Miller said.Sheets already has endorsements from multiple Republican state senators, including Sens. Charles Perry of Lubbock, Angela Paxton of McKinney and Kevin Sparks of Midland.Northwest Side neighbor asks for expedited traffic light installation at ‘Dead Man’s Curve’Load of bees spilled during crash on I-35 likely headed to California, expert saysSan Antonio TikTok user shares ICE whereabouts to ‘help the community’‘We’re all united’: Sights and sounds from San Antonio’s 39th annual MLK MarchFormer MLK Commission chair discusses march's cultural significanceFirst-time MLK March attendee shares atmosphere experience, reason for attending3 undocumented immigrants detained after chase; 1 at large in human smuggling operation, BCSO saysRestaurant Weeks officially returns to San AntonioKSAT INVESTIGATES- Drones to stop school shootingsMan shot while working as unofficial rideshare driver, police say; Practice known as ‘hood Uber’Rodent droppings found in food at East Side taqueria, report says
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