Archive for 2010
Food Safety & Agroterrorism: Todd Staples Was All Talk, No Action
“Staples said in 2004 that Texas was a soft target for agroterrorists, but to date he’s done nothing about it. He said food safety was a top priority but his agency has expended relatively little time, effort, and money to make our food supply more safe,” Gilbert said. “His reign as Commissioner has been nothing but a long line of broken promises to the people of Texas. It is, in fact, the only consistent thing about his tenure,” Gilbert said.
Tweets on 2010-09-02
NPR: With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum http://n.pr/dtMfht #eggrecall # txag #reformtda #
Thanks to everyone who has extended sympathy to my family on the passing of my older brother earlier this week. He suffered from Alzheimers. #
#FF @ElectLinda @UribeForTexas @TXBarbaraAnn @jeffweems @TX4BillWhite @TXDemParty @EnergizeUS #
Fruiti Pops, Inc. recalls mamey frozen fruit bars distributed in Texas [...]
Gilbert Questions More Than $50,000 In Spending For Ad Spread In Texas Monthly
“This program should be working to help Main Street businesses and local ag producers employ more people and turn a bigger profit. Helping Wall Street companies and traders on the Bolsa Mexicans de Valores and corporate agribusiness is not what Go Texan was intended for,” Gilbert said.
Tweets on 2010-08-26
When @Todd_Staples Had Opportunity To Raise Concerns About Toll Roads, He Did Nothing http://bit.ly/071404 #txlege #txag #tcot #
Austinuts Wholesale, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Pistachio Kernel http://bit.ly/9lXdPQ via @FDArecalls #txag #foodsafety #reformtda #
Food safety doesn't become an issue until there's a public health emergency. This is why TDA needs reform. http://bit.ly/TxFood #txag #
Newly Released State [...]
When Staples Had Opportunity To Raise Concerns About Toll Roads, He Did Nothing
When given the opportunity to comment by the Texas Department of Transportation on a major transportation strategic plan that was heavily slanted toward toll roads, then-Senator Todd Staples passed up the opportunity to say anything about them or how strongly they were emphasized in the plan.
Newly Released State Documents Highlight Need For Gilbert’s TDA Reform Plan
Gilbert: “These documents clearly show that Texas’ food supply is at risk. The patchwork quilt of regulation that exists for food safety is confusing and has gaping holes in it.”
Tweets on 2010-08-19
Just read http://t.co/YSLTbXf by @TexasTribune. We can become a leader in biofuels by using incentives to grow cassava and sugarcane. #txag #
Vote now to make Hank the @DFAaction Texas All Star! http://bit.ly/cYmk5w #txag #p2 #DFAStars #
Special thanks to the Bexar Co. United Democrats for hosting a great brown bag lunch with an impressive crowd of [...]
Tweets on 2010-08-12
Texans understand the need for expanding biofuels for jobs and energy independence. #txag http://j.mp/Biofuels http://twitpic.com/2dtzp3 #
Earlier today I released my Biofuels policy while campaigning in South Texas. Read my plan at http://j.mp/Biofuels http://twitpic.com/2djve0 #
Texas and our nation must fight our dependence on fossil fuels. The solution will come from agriculture. http://j.mp/Biofuels #txag #biofuel #
Hank calls [...]
Re-Powering Texas: Energy Diversity, Biofuels, and Texas-Style Energy Independence
Hank proposes launching the Field To Pump Biofuels Initiative, which will involve stakeholders … to more effectively generate crop production by creating a stable, efficient marketplace.
Gilbert Unveils Biofuels Policy, Calls For State Investment To Make Texas Energy Independent
Under Gilbert’s plan, the TDA would utilize funding from the Texas Agricultural Infrastructure & Economic Development Fund to provide start-up funding to agricultural producers to help grow new, non-foodstock biofuel crops and to refiners to help develop refining capacity for those products.
While Gilbert Talks About Issues & Reform, Incumbent Staples Focuses On Gay Marriage
“I’ve spent the last two weeks on the campaign trail talking about real reform for the Texas Department of Agriculture—from weights and measures to funding to increase agribusiness in Texas to protecting Texans from eminent domain abuses. People elect their Agriculture Commissioner to do something about agriculture, not to serve as the state’s de facto bedroom police.”
Tweets on 2010-08-05
Participate in National Farmers Market Week! Find one near you at http://j.mp/txfarm #txag #natlfmweek #
Just met with voters and journalists at the Texarkana Museum of Regional History. #txag #reformtda http://twitpic.com/2bcc0d #
Special thanks to the Grayson County Democrats for their support! #txag #reformtda http://twitpic.com/2baigv #
Speaking with voters and reporters outside the Grayson Co. Courthouse in Sherman. [...]
Tweets on 2010-07-28
Listen to Hank tomorrow morning between 6:30-7:00am on KCRS AM 550 in Midland/Odessa at http://bit.ly/KCRS550 or watch on MyTV 16. #txag #
Read "Reform TDA Policy Announcement" by @Hank4Texas on Scribd http://www.scribd.com/doc/34994089 #txag #
Read "Remarks as Prepared for Delivery for @Hank4Texas" on Scribd http://www.scribd.com/doc/34994016 #txag #
Beautiful morning in Abilene! #
In Weatherford. Looks like a storm is [...]
