March 28, 2025 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: The Medicaid Spy Scandal and the Corporate Capture of Public Health
By Travis McCormick This week at the Texas Capitol, we learned something shocking.
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March 26, 2025 at 5:00 am CDT
OPINION: Tariffs and the Dawn of America’s Golden Age of Recycling—Led by Texas
By Joe Trotter With the arrival of tariffs on imported aluminum, the reality is that America does not have domestic production sufficient to meet the raw material demands of multiple industries.
February 28, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Trump, Congress Can End IRS Targeting Texas Small Businesses
By Harvey Hilderbran Under the Biden administration Democrats dangerously weaponized government, using agencies like the Internal Revue Service (IRS) and the murky regulatory process as political tools to target taxpayers they deem undesirable.
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: The GUARD Act – A Bureaucratic overreach that hurts America’s veterans
By Brian Taef America’s strength has always been forged by those willing to step up and serve.
February 10, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Texas must lead in the new era of government accountability and transparency
By Lone Star Standard 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.
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: New Energy Infrastructure Permit is a Win for East Texas
By Jason Isaac The Texas Railroad Commission's recent approval of a new oil and gas disposal facility in Shelby County marks a significant milestone for East Texas.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: Texas Should Say “I Don’t” to Flawed Proposal to Overhaul Credit Card System
By Rex Solomon As the president of Houston Jewelry, a fifth-generation family business that has served Texans since the 1850s, I've seen plenty of proposals that were ill-fated from the start.
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: A Warning for Texas: The Cooper Health Scandal and Its Implications
By Taylor McCray In Texas, we take pride in doing things our way—fiercely independent, accountable, and committed to putting people before politics.
January 22, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: The Texas Model for Higher Education Reforms
By Brandon Creighton ‘As goes Texas, so goes the nation’—this is not just a quote, it is a reality that reflects Texas's influence in shaping the political, economic, and cultural trajectory of the United States.
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 am CST
OPINION: A COMPASSIONATE AND SENSIBLE CANNABIS POLICY FOR TEXAS
By Sid Miller Just down the street from the Austin headquarters of the Texas Department of Agriculture is a trailer selling consumable cannabis products; the sole purpose of these products is to inebriate.