Both have deep Texas roots, but Sid Miller and Susan Hays offer stark contrast in fight for ag commissioner

Democratic challenger Susan Hays, left, will face Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in November.

LUBBOCK — A mere 44 miles, a flyspeck on the map, separates the Central Texas towns where Sid Miller and Susan Hays grew up.

For Miller, it was De Leon, a town with less than 3,000 people. For Hays, it was Brownwood, a one-high-school town. The two towns have rich histories in farming and ranching.