Sid Miller
RStatewide · Agriculture Commissioner · term ends 2027-01
Not returning: lost Mar 3, 2026 GOP primary to Nate Sheets; Clayton Tucker (D) won general (unofficial).
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100%kept rate
1 / 1kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
0in progress (not in rate)
4promises tracked
Kept: 1Not yet rated: 3
Stop hostile foreign governments from buying Texas farmland.
KeptAgriculture · stated 2022 · promise source · #22
“I have also elevated the danger of allowing hostile foreign governments to buy into our agriculture sector by buying up farmland.”
Stated
2022 · source
Filed
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Committee
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One chamber
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Signed
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In effect
2025-09-01 · source
Funded & in effect: TLO: SB 17 (89R) effective 9/1/2025. Intermediate action dates were not separately recorded in this pass.
Linked bills: SB 17 (89R)
Why Kept: Miller campaigned in 2022 on stopping China and other hostile governments from buying Texas farmland (campaign site; Texas Tribune Oct 20, 2022). He later supported SB 17 (89R), which restricts land purchases by people and entities tied to designated foreign adversaries and took effect Sept 1, 2025. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
- cited 2022-10-20 · news · Texas Tribune: Miller said a top priority is stopping China from buying U.S. farmland. — source
- cited 2025 · statement · Miller statement supporting SB 17's proposal to ban enemy foreign land ownership. — source
- cited 2025-09-01 · bill · TLO: SB 17 (89R) restricting certain foreign land ownership; effective 9/1/2025. — source
History (append-only)
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
- 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Miller campaigned in 2022 on stopping China and other hostile governments from buying Texas farmland (campaign site; Texas Tribune Oct 20, 2022). He later supported SB 17 (89R), which restricts land purchases by people and entities tied to designated foreign adversaries and took effect Sept 1, 2025.
- 2022 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
- 2025-09-01 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — TLO: SB 17 (89R) effective 9/1/2025. Intermediate action dates were not separately recorded in this pass.
Expand Texas's compassionate-use (medical cannabis) program.
Not yet ratedHealth care · stated 2022 · promise source · #24
“Another issue on which I have been passionate is permitting a robust and accessible compassionate use program for every Texan who would benefit.”
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
No evidence recorded yet.
Open Texas agriculture marketing offices in China and the Middle East.
Not yet ratedAgriculture · stated 2022-01-19 · promise source · #23
“I have a marketing office in Argentina, with plans to open offices in China and the Middle East”
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
No evidence recorded yet.
Expand global markets for Texas agricultural products and keep the agency lean and efficient.
Not yet ratedAgriculture · stated 2022-01-19 · promise source · #25
“Fighting an over reaching federal government / Expand global markets for Texas Agriculture products / Create a more lean and efficient agency”
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
No evidence recorded yet.