Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller used the first day of early voting to renew his fight with the Republican trying to succeed him, according to The Texas Tribune.
Miller, who lost the March Republican primary to Nate Sheets, posted an essay on his own website Monday that discouraged support for Sheets. He argued Sheets is not qualified for the job and has not taken a firm enough stand against data centers. Miller urged voters to "examine the candidates, question their qualifications, follow their money, and demand answers," the Tribune reported.
The essay did not endorse Sheets' Democratic opponent, Clayton Tucker. "I have not endorsed in that race," Miller told the Tribune by text. "Just laying out the facts."
Miller did promote Tucker's positions. He has appeared often with Tucker since the primary, particularly at events opposing data centers, and in the essay he described the two of them as jointly calling for a moratorium on the facilities, a call he said Sheets has not joined.
Miller wrote that he and Tucker disagree on plenty but that his loyalty runs to Texas rather than to a party.
