On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump disclosed that he had appointed Brooke Rollins as the chief of the Department of Agriculture, thereby including another distinguished Texan in his cabinet.
Rollins, a Glen Rose native and president of the America First Policy Institute, has been a trusted ally of Trump since his 2016 campaign. She was a member of his Economic Advisory Council.Rollins was previously the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank located in Austin.
Trump lauded her contributions during his first term, designating them as "incredible" in their capacity to advance his policy agenda.The USDA, a critical federal agency with a $213 billion budget and over 100,000 employees, has an impact on the food supply, agricultural practices, and nutrition assistance programs SNAP in the United States.
Rollins is the second Texan to be appointed to Trump's cabinet in the past few days. On Friday, President Trump appointed Scott Turner, a former Texas state representative, as the Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
Senate confirmation is required for both nominations to be effective.
Houston faces another round of slow-moving storms on Sunday with high humidity and flash flood potential. While storms will be scattered, any that form could drop several inches of rain in a short time before rain chances diminish later in the week.
Jalen Green, a former guard for the Houston Rockets, expressed that his trade to the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal with Kevin Durant didn't surprise him. With Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks as his teammates, the No. 2 pick from 2021 is now gearing up for a new chapter in Phoenix.
On July 11, President Donald Trump made a visit to Kerrville to engage with first responders and officials in the aftermath of the devastating July 4 floods that resulted in the loss of at least 119 lives. The federal disaster aid has been extended to additional counties, and there has been commendation for Texas' emergency response efforts amid increasing demands for enhanced flood warning systems.