What Happened:

Shortly after he was elected Sid Miller stated: "What we've been doing for the last ten years hasn't worked, the obesity rate in our school children has gotten progressively worse. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, and we are no longer going to do that.”

But his actions told a different story.

• Miller’s first official act was granting “amnesty to cupcakes” — a symbolic rollback of healthy school food standards.

• He soon lifted bans on sodas and deep fryers in Texas schools, reversing bipartisan reforms that had reduced junk food in cafeterias.

• Districts largely ignored the policy, but Miller’s move politicized school meals at a time when children’s health was collapsing, with ultra-processed foods now making up most of kids’ calories, obesity rates tripling in a generation, and over three-quarters of health-care spending tied to chronic disease. Today, 77% of young Americans are ineligible for military service, turning poor nutrition into a national security concern.

• Instead of supporting Texas farmers, ranchers, and fresh food in schools, Miller took the side of processed food lobbyists and empty calories.

While families and lawmakers work to make school lunches healthier, Miller’s record made them worse putting politics ahead of kids’ health, parents’ trust, and Texas common sense.

THE PROOF:

Agriculture Commissioner Grants Amnesty to Cupcakes in First Official Act - The Texas Tribune