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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.
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.
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.”
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.”
Advancing Markets, Protecting Consumers: Rebuilding The Texas Department of Agriculture for the 21st Century.
I am proud to announce the unveiling of Advancing Markets, Protecting Consumers: Rebuilding The Texas Department of Agriculture for the 21st Century.
This is my reform plan for the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Gilbert Unveils Historic, Sweeping Reform Package For Texas Department Of Agriculture
“The Texas Department of Agriculture can and should be doing more for Texans,” Gilbert said. “TDA has the potential to become the state’s strongest consumer protection agency,” he said as he introduced the policy, which was centered around food safety and consumer protection, eminent domain reform, agency restructuring and providing economic incentives to boost Texas’ agricultural economy.
Sealed Forever: Todd Staples’ Senate Records
Staples’ legislative records join his tax returns and records concerning a vehicle purchased with campaign funds as the latest in a series of Staples’ records the incumbent Agriculture Commissioner is attempting to hide from public view.
Staples draws fire over broadband map contract
Some areas didn’t show the correct distributor. Others named one when none existed. “The map is just off. It’s not technically accurate,” : James Breeden, founder of LiveAir Networks, which covers rural parts of Central Texas.
Todd Staples Joins Linda Harper Brown As Latest Republican To Suffer From Car Trouble
This revelation goes along way toward explaining why Staples continues to refuse to release his tax returns. The only way Texans will know for sure if Todd Staples committed tax fraud is for him to come clean and release his tax returns.
Staples Uses Go Texan Program To Promote His Campaign Contributors
“How much in state money did Todd Staples spend on this publicity stunt for one of his campaign contributors? It doesn’t look right for an officeholder to take thousands of dollars… then use every resource available to stage a massive publicity stunt….”
