Plan for new Confederate license plate is backed by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Miller

AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is sponsoring a proposed Texas license plate that glorifies Confederate soldiers to help raise money for the Sons of Confederate Veterans — reigniting a decade-old debate over whether there should be a novelty plate to benefit the group.

The new design includes a rebel soldier clad in a gray Confederate uniform carrying a Texas regiment’s flag. The license plate design does not include the Confederate battle flag.

As first reported by the Dallas Morning News, Miller wrote a letter in support of the license plate design and, as Agriculture Commissioner, offered to sponsor it. He told the paper, “I couldn’t see anything offensive about it.”

Kim Olson, a retired lieutenant colonel running against Miller in the November general election, said the agency should be focused on agricultural resources instead of sponsoring Confederate license plates.

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