What Happened:
In 2017, Sid Miller’s Department of Agriculture recklessly approved the statewide use of a warfarin-laced poison called Kaput Feral Hog Lure, which he bragged would unleash a “feral hog apocalypse.”

The move blindsided hunters, ranchers, processors, and wildlife experts, who warned it could contaminate Texas meat, kill deer, pets, and other wildlife, and wreak havoc across rural communities. The backlash was immediate and bipartisan. Lawmakers rushed to rein him in, and a state judge ultimately blocked Miller’s ill-conceived poison plan before it could take effect.

Why It Matters:
Regulatory power demands scientific grounding and stakeholder consensus, especially when ecological and food-safety risks are involved. This was the opposite. 

SOURCES:

In private meeting, Sid Miller says hog poison safeguard not “doable” - The Texas Tribune