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OPINION: NO HOSPITAL, NO HOPE: THE FIGHT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE IN TEXAS
By Sid Miller As we recognize National Hospital Week, it’s important to honor the men and women who dedicate their lives to keeping our communities healthy.
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OPINION: Consumers need insurance solutions, not government interference
By David Sampson One of the questions facing state legislators as they enter the final weeks of this year’s legislative session is whether their actions will provide real help with the rising cost of home insurance, or if lawmakers will make matters worse for Texas consumers.
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OPINION: Crime Clearance Rates in Texas are Still Shamefully Low
By Bill King The “clearance rate” in law enforcement lingo is the percentage of reported crimes that are solved by the police.
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OPINION: Secretaries Kennedy and Rollins are right to put Texas farmers at the center of America’s health
By Kody Carson Washington has a reputation for talking about farmers without ever talking to farmers.
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OPINION: Believe It or Not, Vaping Saves Lives—Why Policymakers Must Embrace Harm Reduction Over Prohibition
By The Texas Dispatch Editorial Board A powerful case is emerging for embracing vaping as a public health tool in the fight against cigarette smoking.
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OPINION: FERC and NERC Miss the Big Picture on Winter Resilience in Texas
By Todd Staples and Dean Foreman The April 17 joint staff report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) on the January 2025 winter storms presents itself as a comprehensive review of system performance, yet sprinkles in offhanded critique about ERCOT gas-electric coordination.
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OPINION: It’s time for Texas to hold bad actors online accountable
By David Armey Reports have shown that social media companies have intentionally designed their platforms to target and addict their youngest and most vulnerable users.
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OPINION: Texas’s Age Verification Proposal is Unconstitutional and Will Harm Texan Families
By David B. McGarry Texas’s H.B. 4901 — now before the legislature — provides a case study in the damage, even the noblest of intentions, if misplaced and badly executed, can inflict.
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OPINION: Congress should tell the FCC to leave 20th Century regulations in the past
By Mike Wheeler When voters sent President Donald Trump back to the White House, they did so because they were ready for an administration that would stop the government overreach that was a hallmark of the previous administration.
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OPINION: Texas’s Economic Miracle Wasn’t Built on Government Interference
By David Williams Bold entrepreneurship, limited regulation, and a firm basis in free-market principles have made Texas the global economic powerhouse it is today.
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OPINION: Nearly All of Harris County’s Population Growth Last Year was from International Immigration
By Bill King There have been numerous media reports about the recent estimate from the U.S. Census, which shows that Harris County was the fastest-growing county in the country last year.
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Don’t Be Fooled—Texas Still Needs Strong Protections Against Social Media Censorship
By Ron Yokubaitis In 2021, Texas made headlines by passing House Bill 20, a pioneering piece of legislation that stood up to Big Tech censorship.