Perspectives, analysis, and commentary from Texas voices -- lawmakers, policy experts, business leaders, and citizens.
By Jason Isaac When President Donald Trump signed executive orders in May 2025 to accelerate nuclear energy development, the message was clear: the United States needs to move faster.
Kevin Lawrence In 2025, 28,229 Texas children were reported missing.
Joe Trotter If you want to see the "Texas Miracle" hit a wall, stand on the banks of a Houston bayou after a heavy rain.
By Liana Vincent The smartphone is the new white van, threatening kids with unsupervised access to strangers and dangerous, explicit content.
By Wayne Christian At a time of global instability and rising energy costs, President Donald J. Trump made the right call.
By David Sampson Texans have expressed understandable anger at spikes in their insurance rates over the past five years.
By Tom Burnett If you’re a parent, grandparent, guardian or close family member of a college or high school athlete in Texas, you have felt the shift.
By Bill King This week, FEMA issued updated flood maps for Harris County.
By Wei Wang As conversations about orphaned and leaking wells continue, it's important for Texans to know the facts.
By Texas Dispatch Editorial Board The popular-vote victory of Donald Trump to a second term made clear that the American people want to see major changes in how their government operates.
By Bill King Until Saturday night, the Texas Senate District 9 had been represented by a Republican for over 30 years.
By Bill King Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released its population estimates for 2025.