December 23, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Immigration continues to drive U.S. population growth
By Bill King The U.S. Census Bureau just released its population estimates for 2024.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: It is Time to Make Texans Healthy Again
By Travis McCormick When you hear the word “crisis,” your mind probably goes to national security concerns.
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Raw Milk: Worth the risk? We should get to decide
By Sid Miller Living in Stephenville—the dairy capital of Texas—I’ve got a front-row seat to the heartbeat of our state’s dairy industry.
November 14, 2024 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: OUR HEALTH, OUR RESPONSIBILITY: MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN
By Sid Miller As the Agriculture Commissioner of one of the country's largest farming and ranching states, I am excited that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined President Trump, lending his powerful voice to the MAGA movement.
October 31, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Social Security Must Be Protected and Election Season is the Perfect Time to Commit To It
By Harvey Hilderbran During an election year – especially a presidential one – people here in Texas and across the nation are paying closer attention to politics than usual.
October 11, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Texas Supreme Court Opinion Signals Likely Change in State Gun Laws
By Michael Cargill It’s high time the Texas Legislature “re-open the hood” and get to work fixing state statutes governing the carrying of handguns.
August 30, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: US public school enrollment has peaked
By Bill King In the second half of the twentieth century, enrollment in U.S. public schools nearly doubled.
August 26, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: WATER FOR TEXANS, BY TEXANS: THE PATH TO SELF-RELIANCE
By Sid Miller Water is the lifeblood of Texas agriculture, and nowhere is that more critical than in the Rio Grande Valley.
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.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge from 6,440 acres tops much as 7 million acres has ignited a firestorm across Texas and New Mexico.
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.