Republican State Representative Jim Landtroop landed a key endorsement ahead of the July 31 Republican Primary runoff. Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples announced his endorsement of Landtroop for House District 88.
They specifically cite the proposed Clean Water Act guidance document, which the duo says greatly expands the agencies’ regulatory authority, and will produce “overwhelming costs, regulatory uncertainty, and questionable public benefit.”
2011 travel spending in Texas totaled more than $63 billion, which is a 10 percent increase over 2010, and is also the highest level of spending recorded so far.
U.S. Department of Labor rules that would have redefined child labor laws for Americans have been withdrawn after much disapproval from agricultural families and organizations.