Sheets’ campaign was boosted by major endorsements from Gov. Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and industry groups like the Texas Farm Bureau.
Decision 2026Suspect turns self in after allegedly stabbing man during argumentDog Days of Danger? How to spot dehydration in dogs as temperatures rise.in the Republican primary for Texas agriculture commissioner, according to the Associated Press, which called the race early Wednesday morning.
called to congratulate Sheets on his campaign at his election watch party in Plano on Tuesday night. Abbott told the candidate that he looked forward to working with him.Sheets said on social media that he was grateful for the support of grassroot conservatives across the state. “While a few votes remain to be counted, the direction of this race is clear,” Sheets posted. “Texans are ready for new leadership and we are ready to get to work. Sheets, the founder and former CEO of a national raw honey company and a ranch owner, is a first-time candidate for political office. Abbott and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham were among Texas Republican leaders who threw their support behind Sheets, casting Miller as corrupt and inept. “He’s been an utter failure in his job as ag commissioner,” Abbott said on a conservative radio show in January. “There are character flaws with him that do not reflect positively on the state of Texas.” Despite multiple ethical scandals throughout his three terms as agriculture commissioner, Miller had previously held onto his seat with the help of endorsements from President Donald Trump who backed Miller in 2018 and 2022. This year, Trump waited until the Friday before Election Day to issue his support for Miller. Sheets will compete against Democrat Clayton Tucker in the fall general election, though no Democrat has won statewide office in three decades. Sheets served for six years in the U.S. Naval Reserve before graduating from Texas State University. He also previously worked as communications director for an evangelist ministry that establishes new Christian congregations around the world. He is a supporter of the Make America Healthy Again movement, spurred by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Miller was first elected in 2014. His three terms have been littered with scandals. In his first term in office, he wasafter allegations surfaced that he was using public dollars for personal travel, including one trip to receive a pain injection called the “Jesus shot.” He paid back the money, andfor commercial bribery and theft for trying to sell hemp licenses regulated by Miller’s agency. After Smith pleaded guilty to commercial bribery, Millerof Miller’s told law enforcement that he was asked by the agriculture commissioner to dispose of marijuana products because he feared he was being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.Mama Tina Knowles is bringing her gumbo to the rodeoIranians in Houston celebrate death of Iran’s supreme leader near The GalleriaWhat weather can we expect in March?ONLY ON 2: Missing 100-year-old plaque from historic Houston Negro Hospital returned'You liar!': Parents react as HISD board votes to shut 12 campuses
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