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Commissioner Sid Miller Feared DEA, Sought Cover
A former friend of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told a Texas Ranger that in 2022 Miller asked him to dispose of three bags of marijuana cigarettes and gummies because he was afraid that the Drug Enforcement Administration might find them on his property.
At the time, the friend, Michael Hackney, was living in a motorhome on Miller's Stephenville ranch, where Miller was licensed to grow hemp.
"I've got to get rid of this. I've had it at the house, and if the DEA comes, I can't get caught with this stuff," Miller said, according to Hackney. "He says, 'You do with it whatever you want. Get rid of it. But don't leave it here.'"
Hackney added, "He was really, really nervous about that deal."
The Texas Tribune obtained a recording of the Texas Ranger's July 2024 interview with Hackney through an open records request to the Texas Department of Public Safety, but has not been able to confirm whether Miller was — or has ever been — under investigation by the DEA or any other law enforcement agency. He has not been charged with a crime, and a Department of Public Safety spokesperson said Miller is not under active investigation by state police. A DEA spokesperson said the federal agency could not comment on any ongoing or past investigations unless they are fully adjudicated in the courts.
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