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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.
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.
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.
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
Hank Gilbert To Testify At State Department Hearing On Tar Sands Keystone Pipeline
[ May 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Hank Gilbert, the Texas Democratic Party’s nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will give public testimony on the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the Tar Sands Keystone Pipeline, slated to cross through a number of Texas counties.
Legislative Budget Board Saves Senior Citizens’ Bacon
No Thanks To Ag Commissioner Todd Staples, Home Delivered Meals Program Cuts Canned
Staples Misleads Voters About His Record On National Animal Identification System
Condemns Program To El Paso Tea Party, But Fails To Tell Them He Voted To Institute It In Texas
