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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.
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.
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.”
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.
Hank Takes TDA Reform Message To West Texas
Hank Gilbert, the Texas Democratic Party’s nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will be unveiling his comprehensive reform package for the Texas Department of Agriculture on a 23 city tour across Texas which begins Wednesday with seven stops in West Texas.
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.
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.
Gilbert Calls On Staples To Come Clean, Release Tax Returns
In Light Of Connected Nation Controversy, Staples Should Come Clean And Release Tax Returns
TYLER–Hank Gilbert, the Texas Democratic Party’s Nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, said Wednesday that it was time for Todd Staples to come clean with Texas voters and release his tax returns.
“I have nothing to hide. I’ve released my tax returns, and been open with [...]
Gilbert Asks Why Staples Outsourced Three Million Dollars In Federal Funds To Questionable Kentucky Non-Profit
Connected Nation Accused Of Being Front For Telecom Industry; TDA Bypassed State Agencies, Universities In Favor Of Controversial Company
Publishing A Map Won’t Help Texans Gain Access To Broadband
Gilbert Says Staples’ Latest Stunt Is More Grandstanding With No Results, Questions Why TDA Didn’t Already Know About Underserved Areas
Department Of Agriculture Memo Instructs Staff To Delete E-Mails
Texas Department of Agriculture staff are being instructed to destroy certain emails sent to the agency, according to a memorandum recently uncovered by the campaign of Hank Gilbert.
Closing The Gap
It’s official! We’re closing the gap on Todd Staples! According to a new Texas Tribune Poll released this morning, Hank Gilbert is closing the gap on Todd Staples and out-performing nearly every other statewide Democratic candidate on our party’s ticket!
