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OPINION: Texas’s Economic Miracle Wasn’t Built on Government Interference
Bold entrepreneurship, limited regulation, and a firm basis in free-market principles have made Texas the global economic powerhouse it is today.
OPINION: Nearly All of Harris County's Population Growth Last Year was from International Immigration
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.
By Bill King | Apr 4, 2025
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Don’t Be Fooled—Texas Still Needs Strong Protections Against Social Media Censorship
By Ron Yokubaitis | Apr 3, 2025
In 2021, Texas made headlines by passing House Bill 20, a pioneering piece of legislation that stood up to Big Tech censorship.
Small Businesses Are the Heart of Our Community — Changing How Credit Cards Work Makes it Harder for Us to Survive
By Donna Finley | Apr 2, 2025
For more than 15 years, I have proudly owned and operated restaurants in Nacogdoches, where small businesses like mine form the backbone of our local economy.
OPINION: The Medicaid Spy Scandal and the Corporate Capture of Public Health
By Travis McCormick | Mar 28, 2025
This week at the Texas Capitol, we learned something shocking.
OPINION: Tariffs and the Dawn of America’s Golden Age of Recycling—Led by Texas
By Joe Trotter | Mar 26, 2025
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.
OPINION: Trump, Congress Can End IRS Targeting Texas Small Businesses
By Harvey Hilderbran | Feb 28, 2025
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.
OPINION: The GUARD Act - A Bureaucratic overreach that hurts America’s veterans
By Brian Taef | Feb 18, 2025
America’s strength has always been forged by those willing to step up and serve.
OPINION: Texas must lead in the new era of government accountability and transparency
By Lone Star Standard Editorial Board | Feb 10, 2025
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.
OPINION: New Energy Infrastructure Permit is a Win for East Texas
By Jason Isaac | Feb 4, 2025
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.
OPINION: Texas Should Say "I Don't" to Flawed Proposal to Overhaul Credit Card System
By Rex Solomon | Feb 3, 2025
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.
OPINION: A Warning for Texas: The Cooper Health Scandal and Its Implications
By Taylor McCray | Jan 29, 2025
In Texas, we take pride in doing things our way—fiercely independent, accountable, and committed to putting people before politics.
OPINION: The Texas Model for Higher Education Reforms
By Brandon Creighton | Jan 22, 2025
‘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.
OPINION: A COMPASSIONATE AND SENSIBLE CANNABIS POLICY FOR TEXAS
By Sid Miller | Jan 7, 2025
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.
OPINION: Immigration continues to drive U.S. population growth
By Lone Star Standard | Dec 23, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its population estimates for 2024. It estimated that the nation’s population grew by nearly 1%, adding about 3.3 million people.
OPINION: It is Time to Make Texans Healthy Again
By Travis McCormick | Dec 17, 2024
When you hear the word “crisis,” your mind probably goes to national security concerns. But there’s a quieter, insidious crisis looming—and it’s threatening the future of Texas: the health of our people.
OPINION: Raw Milk: Worth the risk? We should get to decide
By Sid Miller | Nov 20, 2024
Living in Stephenville—the dairy capital of Texas—I’ve got a front-row seat to the heartbeat of our state’s dairy industry. Here in Erath County, we take pride in our dairy heritage.
OPINION: OUR HEALTH, OUR RESPONSIBILITY: MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN
By Sid Miller | Nov 14, 2024
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.
OPINION: Social Security Must Be Protected and Election Season is the Perfect Time to Commit To It
By Harvey Hilderbran | Oct 31, 2024
During an election year – especially a presidential one – people here in Texas and across the nation are paying closer attention to politics than usual.
OPINION: Texas Supreme Court Opinion Signals Likely Change in State Gun Laws
By Michael Cargill | Oct 11, 2024
It’s high time the Texas Legislature “re-open the hood” and get to work fixing state statutes governing the carrying of handguns. And recent news suggests they will do just that.
