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, continuing a more than decade-old debate over establishing a novelty plate to benefit the group.The new design includes a rebel soldier clad a in gray Confederate uniform carrying a Texas regiment’s special flag. The license plate design does not include the Confederate battle flag. As first repor