Opinion/Newsletters

LONESTAR — 7.20.2026 — James Talarico Labeled 'Total Dirtbag'—Congress Debates Future of DEI— and More...

RNC Labels James Talarico a "Total Dirtbag" After Adam Hoffman Scandal Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) has been called…

4 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 7.17.2026 — House Lawmakers Reject Israel Funding Ban—Investigation into Tax Exempt Organizations— and More...

House Lawmakers Reject Israel Funding Ban as Spending Bill Fights Intensify Amid debates over various appropriation bills for next year’s…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.16.2026 —Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Opposition Campaign—House Approves Permanent Daylight Saving Time— and More...

Questions About Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Opposition Campaign Something odd recently showed up in the San Antonio Express News: a column…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.15.2026 — Texas Emerges as Ground Zero for AI Energy Investment—Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act— and More...

Texas Emerges as Ground Zero for AI-Powered Energy Investment As demand for electricity surges alongside the rapid expansion of artificial…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.14.2026 — Rebranding Vape Products is Not Transparency—AI for Pediatric Cancer Research— and More...

Rebranding Vape Products is not a Substitute for Transparency Recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC )letters have raised eyebrows about just…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.10.2026 — James Talarico Raises $30M in Q2 of 2026— Staffers Call for Misconduct Reporting Reforms— and More...

James Talarico Campaign Raises More Than $30M in Second Quarter Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) announced his campaign raised…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.9.2026 — Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran 'Is Over'— Hospital Birth Tourism— and More...

Trump Says Ceasefire with Iran 'Is Over' After Months of Negotiations Despite months-long efforts to negotiate, President Donald Trump said…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.8.2026 — Trump Speaks with FIFA President — Texas Stock Exchange Opens in Dallas — and More...

Trump's FIFA Phone Call Sparks Controversy for the U.S. Team Controversy over a red card issued to the United States’s Folarin…

1 month ago

Paxton’s Coal Lawsuit Threatens Texas’s Pro-Business Reputation

By Chuck Meyer In recent years, Republican attorneys general have taken an increasingly aggressive posture toward ESG-driven investing, arguing that…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 7.7.2026 — Lawmakers Reflect on AI— Ken Paxton Secures $13M Walmart Settlement— and More...

250 Years of Innovation. Now Comes AI. As America marked its 250 anniversary last week, lawmakers reflected...READ MORE. Send us…

1 month ago