(Denton) How Texans Lose Jobs to H-1B Visas, & Sid Miller for Ag Commissioner

Name: (Denton) How Texans Lose Jobs to H-1B Visas, & Sid Miller for Ag Commissioner
Start: 2025-11-18T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-18T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Denton County Commissioners Court, 1 Courthouse Dr Denton, TX 76208

Schedule

Tue Nov 18 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Denton County Commissioners Court, 1 Courthouse Dr Denton, TX 76208 | Denton, TX

Join us at True Texas Project this month to hear from senior investigative reporter, Kellen Jones, about the way that Texas companies are filling their job openings with H-1B visas. Some of the corporate “giants” listed as utilizing this program are Cognizant, Tesla, Charles Schwab & Co. and others. What started in the 90’s under the guise of temporary workers filling highly skilled positions that could not otherwise be filled, has unsurprisingly turned into an immigration funnel for entire foreign-born families who use our visas and our public services, including the public education system. These programs not only take highly sought after positions away from U.S. citizens, but also drive wages down for others in the same or related fields. Come hear about this topic and more in great detail from Kellen Jones, from The Dallas Express.
We are also excited to hear from our Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Sid Miller, about his ongoing work in office, and his campaign for 2026. Commissioner Miller has served as the Texas Ag Commissioner since 2014 and is running for re-election. Come hear about the changes he has made while in office, the reforms he has brought, and how he plans to continue supporting the wonderful Texas agricultural community and economy in the future.
Speaker: Kellen Jones & Sid Miller
Tuesday, November 18
Denton County Commissioners Court, 1 Courthouse Dr Denton, TX 76208
6:00pm – Prayer gathering (open to all)
6:30-8:00pm – meeting
No dues. No fees. No memberships. No RSVPs
About Kellen McGovern Jones:
Kellen McGovern Jones is an 8th-generation Texan. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications from The Daily Caller to The Economist. Kellen is currently the Sr Investigative Reporter for The Dallas Express. His work focuses on defending the things that Americans hold in common including our sovereignty, our lands, our health and who we choose to admit to our country.
About Sid Miller:
An eighth-generation farmer and rancher, Sid Miller is the 12th Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). He has devoted his life to promoting Texas agriculture, rural communities, and the great state of Texas. Born in De Leon, in Comanche County, in September 1955, Sid Miller graduated with honors from Tarleton State University in Stephenville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Ag Education.
A recognized community leader, Miller was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2000. He quickly earned a reputation as a staunch defender of Texas agriculture, constitutional freedoms, and individual liberties for all Texans.
He was elected statewide as the 12th Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 2014 and re-elected to his second term in office in 2018; followed by a third term in 2022, receiving almost 4.5 million votes--more votes than any candidate for Texas Agricultural Commissioner has ever received.
Since taking office as Agriculture Commissioner, Commissioner Miller has brought real common sense reform to TDA. Within six months, he eliminated a two-and-a-half-year backlog in organic certifications. He reshaped field operations to maximize efficiency for Texas taxpayers. This included increasing the number of consumer protection inspections by as much as 183 percent while slashing the miles traveled by TDA inspectors by more than half a million miles a year.
Commissioner Miller also launched Operation Maverick, a consumer protection initiative to round up businesses that failed to register their commercial scales with TDA. Registrations have increased 35 percent, and more than 2,000 previously unregistered businesses are now monitored by TDA to ensure consumers are protected.
A former ag teacher and school board member, Commissioner Miller is committed to fighting childhood obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles for Texas schoolchildren. His creation of Farm Fresh Fridays and other farm-to-school initiatives resulted in a $14 million increase in the amount of Texas products purchased by schools. Commissioner Miller is also passionate about ensuring rural communities have the water and infrastructure they need to thrive. To that end, he created TDA’s Office of Water to secure access to clean water for Texans today and their future generations. Additionally, under his guidance, TDA has directed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding through the Texas Community Development Block Grant program to local communities for infrastructure improvements and repairs.
Commissioner Miller is the state’s leading advocate around the world for Texas agriculture, Texas-grown products, and Texas-owned businesses. He oversees TDA’s world-renowned GO TEXAN program — a marketing effort to showcase the best products, companies, and communities that call the Lone Star State home. Since taking office, Commissioner Miller’s passion to increase market exposure for Texas agriculture has led him and his staff to mount trade missions to Cuba, Ecuador, Argentina, Israel, China, and every continent on the globe except Antarctica.
In 2020 and 2021 Commissioner Miller declared numerous companies and firms in the agricultural sector as “essential businesses,” saving thousands of jobs and enabling many Texas businesses to keep their doors open.
Commissioner Miller is a businessman who breeds and trains American Quarter Horses. In his spare time, he is a recognized rodeo cowboy who holds 12 world championship titles.
He and his wife, Debra, have been married for over 45 years. They have two sons, two daughters-in-law and five grandchildren. They are active members of the Cowboy Church of Erath County, where Commissioner Miller also serves as an elder.