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OPINION: Redistricting isn’t a crisis—it’s how the system works
By Wayne Christian I served in the Texas House for 14 years, including three terms as a Republican in a Democratic-majority chamber.
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OPINION: From SNAP scams to fake tribes, Texans are tired of getting fleeced
By James Earl White Fraudsters from Houston’s clinics to Dallas boardrooms just taught us a $14 billion lesson — when government money flows faster than oversight, the crooks shift into high gear.
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OPINION: Trump’s tomato tariff squashes South Texas with lost jobs and high prices
By CJ Cetina In 2024, Texans, especially working-class and Latino voters, turned out in record numbers to vote for Donald Trump, drawn by his promises to “restore affordability in America on day one.” But just months into his presidency, Trump has abandoned the very families who put him in office.
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OPINION: Trump Administration Joins Texas in Crushing Woke Energy Monopolies
By James Earl White Here in Texas, we don’t take kindly to being told what we can drive, what we can power our homes with, or what companies we’re allowed to invest in.
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OPINION: Texas is a trusted partner in a shifting global landscape
By Todd Staples Texas is a trusted partner to the world.
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OPINION: Trump once again goes to bat for Texas tomato growers
By Susan Combs Within the next two weeks, President Trump has the opportunity to deliver another big win for Texas agriculture by negotiating a stronger, fairer trade agreement that protects American tomato growers from unfair foreign competition while preserving billions in revenue and thousands of jobs across Texas and the southwest. With over 248,000 farms and ranches spanning more than 125 million acres, Texas leads the nation in total number of farms and ranks among the top states for agricultural exports.
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OPINION: Foreign Oil Market Manipulation Guts American Energy Security
By Kirk Edwards Foreign manipulation and rigged markets are threatening the foundation of America’s economy: the domestic energy industry, anchored in the oil fields of the Permian Basin.
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OPINION: Forget the headlines — Let’s DOGE what’s broken
By Wayne Christian In politics, the flashy stuff gets all the attention.
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OPINION: Texas state revenues are plateauing
By Bill King My colleagues at the Baker Institute and I have been closely monitoring the trends in the revenue sources that fund our state government.
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Make taxes simple again—and keep DC out of Texas wallets
By Frank Corte, Jr. There is a hidden tax on millions of Texans that Washington, DC squeezes out of our hard-earned savings accounts every year.
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OPINION: Protecting Texas in the Age of AI: Competition and Security in the Digital Era
By JT Edwards Texas is the world's eighth-largest economy—a global powerhouse built on innovation, entrepreneurship, agriculture, manufacturing, and energy.
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OPINION: Stop Texas’ youth vaping crisis by reining in illicit vape shop sales
By Rodney Anderson I am deeply troubled by the growing number of Texas students hooked on vaping.