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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.
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.”
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.
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….”
FDA Reports, Staples’ Loud Denials Of Responsibility For Plainview Debacle Show Gilbert Campaign’s Claims Are On Target
Denials and blame shifting by the Texas Department of Agriculture and Commissioner Todd Staples, as well as damning Food and Drug Administration inspection reports for the Peanut Corporation of American plant in Plainview fully illustrate …
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 [...]
Connected Nation Resources for Reporters
Additional Information, Resources Related To Connected Nation
Letter from Minnesota Department of Commerce Concerning Telecom Recommendations Of Connected Nation
June 2, 2009 Wall Street Journal Article on Connected Nation
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.
