
Last week I spoke to more than 250 representatives at Texas at the Table: Baylor University Hunger Summit. The forum was created to share solutions to end food insecurity in Texas by 2015...

Texas Department of Agriculture GO TEXAN this holiday season! Give unique gifts made in Texas using the GO TEXAN Holiday Gift Guide!
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A commentary I wrote on Texas' serious water issues appears in today's Austin American-Statesman. It is critical that we strike the right balance when dealing with the distribution of water. Please take some time to read the commentary and pass it along to others...

Agriculture remains a big portion of our state’s economy, accounting for almost 9.5 percent of Texas’ Gross State Product - the sum of all value added by industries within the state. Ex...

We Texans pride ourselves on being the biggest and the best at what we do. We are still the No.1 producing state when it comes to cattle, cotton, sheep and goats, wool, mohair, horses and hay. Pretty big list, huh?I spoke to the Texas State Seed Trade Association the other day...

Texas Department of Agriculture We have 999 followers on Twitter... who wants to be #1000?
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Texas Department of Agriculture Baylor Hunger Summit article from the Waco Tribune Herald
Source: www.wacotrib.com
The problems discussed by about 250 local, state and national officials Thursday at a Baylor University hunger summit had nothing to do with a shortage of food, or even a lack of government-funded programs that provide those in need with free meals. Ther

Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Staples to speak at Baylor University today at the Baylor Hunger Summit at 11:15 a.m.

Texas Department of Agriculture Click the Bring It! tab at the top TDA's page to tell us "What do you bring?"

Texas Department of Agriculture Watch the Texans Bring It! PSA here!
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Created to promote healthy eating to Texas school children. Worked closely with the Texas Dept. of Agriculture on creation & promotion of video.

As I watched various news stories of Veterans Day celebrations across our state and nation, I was inspired by the level of patriotism alive and well in the United States of America. Thanks to the sacrifices and service of our veterans, we enjoy the daily privileges of life and liberty...

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Otis Fuller while visiting the town of Beeville. As you can tell from the article below, which is posted online at www.mySouTex.com, Fuller was the mastermind behind an invention that has met the needs of many domestic and international farmers and consumers...



















