August 5, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Slowdown and examination needed in process to expand Muleshoe Refuge
By Lone Star Standard A pending proposal by the U.
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August 2, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: FIGHTING FOR TEXAS FARMLAND: THE BATTLE AT MULESHOE
By Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Our nation’s agriculture industry is under siege, and the alarm bells are ringing loud and clear in the Texas Panhandle.
July 24, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Government-imposed electricity costs totaled $20 billion last year
By Bill Peacock Only a decade ago, Texas had the most competitive electricity market in the world, a market that produced reliable, affordable electricity.
July 1, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Congressman Veasey supports printing medication information, and so should you
By Andrew Vale You may not know it, but the printing industry constitutes a large portion of the US economy, especially the economy of Texas.
May 1, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Texas’s Cold War: A Call for “Ceasefire”
By Brian Thornton In Texas, the legal and political tension between state lawmakers and its populous, “blue” urban cities and counties is nothing new, but the intensity of this ongoing power struggle has, by any measure, increased in recent history.
April 17, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Do Not Mail Checks in Window Envelopes!
By Bill King A couple of months ago, I wrote a check for about $200 to my pool company for the monthly maintenance.
February 16, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Austin rail project rewriting Texas norms, state leaders should weigh in before it goes too far
By Lone Star Standard Editorial Board During the 88th regular session, a legislative fight about how the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is financing a $7 billion + light rail project in Austin concluded with a sustained point-of-order brought by Representative John Bucy in the final days of the session.
February 5, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: The Texas Grid Held . . . Barely
By Bill King During the recent winter storm Heather (January 13-16), the Texas grid was able to produce enough energy to meet the demand, but just barely.
January 26, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Texas Supreme Court to Determine Legality of $26 Billion Energy Tax
By Bill Peacock Next week, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine the legality of a 2021 Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) rule that arbitrarily raised the price of electricity to $9,000 per megawatt hour during Winter Storm Uri—about four times the market price at the time.
January 22, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: The Real Costs for Texas Southern Border Counties
By Thomas McGregor Beyond immigration concerns, Texas is grappling with a significant and heartbreaking challenge.