STEPHENVILLE, Texas — State Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller will discuss career opportunities in public service and the impact of state and national policies on individual Texans when he visits Tarleton State University’s Stephenville campus Tuesday, Sept. 13. A brief Q&A session is included.

The event, at 7 p.m. in room 118 of the O.A. Grant Humanities Building (near South Lillian Street at West Washington Street), is open to the public. Seating is limited. 

The Political Science program is sponsoring the appearance.

An eighth-generation farmer and rancher, Miller is the 12th Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture. Born in De Leon in Comanche County, he graduated with honors from Tarleton with a bachelor of science degree in vocational agriculture education.

He was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2000. He was elected Agriculture Commissioner in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

For more information, call 254-918-7609 or email [email protected].

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.