State audit: Texas Agriculture fees take in more money than necessary

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new audit shows Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller set fee increases too high and as a result collected 31 percent more than the agency should have at $6.5 million.
Those fees eventually make their way to the consumer through increased prices. However, Commissioner Miller announced his department will look at lowering fees.
The fees are part of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s “cost recovery” program, meaning certain areas of the agency must pay fo