AUSTIN - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, a first-term Republican who campaigned as an uncompromising conservative, gave out more bonuses to agency employees in his first nine months in office than his predecessor awarded in his first two and a half years on the job, according to an analysis of personnel data.
Miller doled out $413,700 in one-time cash rewards to 144 employees between January and September - the most of any statewide elected official in that time, and more than the total given by Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Glenn Hegar combined, according to the Houston Chronicle data analysis.
Perhaps Sid Miller thinks he can do anything he pleases instead of being accountable to Texas taxpayers?
