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OPINION: The real reason Texas housing is so tight—and what we can do about it
By James Earl White Texans are no strangers to housing cycles.
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Texans for Lawsuit Reform: Lawsuit abuse driving up everyday costs for families
By R. M. Penny Texans for Lawsuit Reform announced that rising tort costs are increasing the price of many goods and services, effectively adding to everyday expenses for families.
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OPINION: A tremendous year for Texas agriculture
By Sid Miller As we close out this year and look toward the next, it’s appropriate to reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made for Texas at the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).
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OPINION: A threat to rail competition is a threat to Texas’s global economy
By Justin Hollis Texas doesn't just move America’s energy and goods — we move the world's.
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OPINION: Don’t let federal overreach drive up Texas health care costs
By Dan Davis In a community like Manvel, where neighbors know each other and small businesses anchor our local economy, health care costs come up frequently in conversations I have with residents.
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OPINION: Free speech on trial: What NetChoice v. Paxton really means
By Ron Yokubaitis In 2021, Texas took a stand against Big Tech censorship.
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OPINION: From Wall Street to Y’all Street: How politics are driving America’s financial migration to Texas
By Chris Furlow As New York drifts with tax-heavy promises and anti-business rhetoric, financial powerhouses are voting with their feet—and their headquarters—choosing Texas as the nation’s next financial command post.
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OPINION: A Community-Empowering Research University: What UTRGV’s $100 Million Milestone Means for the Rio Grande Valley
By Dr. Can Saygin This week, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) announced a historic achievement: surpassing $100 million in annual total research expenditures for the first time in our 10-year history.
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OPINION: Cleaner streets protect Texas’ most vulnerable
By Devon Kurtz This week, Governor Abbott announced that state agencies will coordinate responses to hazardous homeless encampments that have become fixtures of sidewalks and parks across Austin.
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OPINION: Trump’s tariffs are a win for rural America
By Sid Miller If anyone still doubts that the Trump administration is serious about standing up for America’s farmers and ranchers, the latest round of agricultural tariffs should put those doubts to rest. For far too long, our producers have been treated as bargaining chips in a global trade system tilted against them, especially by foreign powers like China, where the playbook has been simple: let America and American consumers take the hit.
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OPINION: Texas state revenues continue to drift sideways
By Bill King You may recall that earlier this year, we noted in a Baker Issue Brief that the robust growth in Texas state revenues had begun to plateau.
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OPINION: Texans should stop spending on fake climate crisis
By Gregory Wrightstone Boasting that Texas “has built more wind power than any state and is a top contender for the most solar power,” a Texas Tribune article bemoans a decline in federal subsidies for such energy sources and a potential loss of “billions in investments and thousands of jobs.” Interestingly, the writers focus on business interests of the climate industrial complex and ignore the stated reason for subsidies – to avoid supposed catastrophic global warming.