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Sealed Forever: Todd Staples’ Senate Records

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.

Publishing A Map Won’t Help Texans Gain Access To Broadband

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

Instead Of Focusing On Agriculture, Staples Puts His Effort Into Blocking Same-Sex Divorce

Instead Of Focusing On Agriculture, Staples Puts His Effort Into Blocking Same-Sex Divorce

Cotton, hay, sweet potatoes, and peanuts all declined in production during Todd Staples’ tenure as Agriculture Commissioner, yet he’s done little to help improve conditions for these farmers.

Staples Lying About Cuts To Food Programs For Elderly

Staples Lying About Cuts To Food Programs For Elderly

Says Department Of Agriculture “Didn’t Single Out” Any Program For Cuts

Staples Dodges Questions On Role In Trans-Texas Corridor

Staples Dodges Questions On Role In Trans-Texas Corridor

Lies About Record Of Protecting Property Owners
Where is his record of working on legislation to protect landowners?

Gilbert: Perry Misguided In Claiming EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Decision Hurts Texas Agriculture

Gilbert: Perry Misguided In Claiming EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Decision Hurts Texas Agriculture

Hank Gilbert slammed Texas Governor Rick Perry for continuing to perpetuate the falsehood that the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gases represent a public health threat will harm Texas agriculture.

Funding a New Direction

Funding a New Direction

Raising Revenue for Reforming K-12 Public Education in Texas.

Lawmakers Agree: Gilbert Gas Tax Plan Makes Sense

Lawmakers Agree: Gilbert Gas Tax Plan Makes Sense

“Recent statements by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle show that our plan is the common-sense plan.”

Gilbert Calls On Texas To “Go Green”

Gilbert Calls On Texas To “Go Green”

Proposes Overhaul Of Environmental Regulatory Agency, Increasing Renewable Portfolio Standard

Gilbert Says Perry’s Continued Claims Show He Is Out Of Touch With Texas

Gilbert: If Rick Perry’s Economy Was America’s Blueprint, We’d Be A Third-World Country

Gilbert Campaign Criticizes Schieffer’s Lackadaisical Attitude On Healthcare Reform

Gilbert Campaign Criticizes Schieffer’s Lackadaisical Attitude On Healthcare Reform

Says Shieffer’s Remarks In State’s Poorest Region Shows How Out Of Touch He Is
TYLER—Democrat Hank Gilbert’s gubernatorial campaign Thursday afternoon warned Democratic Primary voters to carefully parse phrases used by gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer of Fort Worth concerning healthcare reform when considering who to vote for in the March Democratic Primary.
Schieffer, an intimate of former [...]

Hutchison Again Breaks Promises To Texans

Hutchison Again Breaks Promises To Texans

Gilbert: “Evidently Senator Hutchison has been in Washington so long that she doesn’t remember that a Texan’s word is a Texan’s bond.”

Gilbert Warns That State Is Still On Hook For TTC Billions

Gilbert Warns That State Is Still On Hook For TTC Billions

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