Texas lifts ban on deep frying school food

The state's agriculture commissioner, Sid Miller, says government mandates have failed to make kids healthier in Texas.

The move is about choice for local districts to decide what they offer students, not health, Miller wrote on his Facebook page June 11.

"This isn't about French Fries--its about Freedom," Miller wrote. "I believe we need fewer state and federal mandates and more local control."

About two-thirds of the state's residents are considered overweight.

Still, experts say federal limits on calories and fat in school meals make it unlikely that Texas schools will resume deep-frying.