Opinion/Newsletters

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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

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LONESTAR — 7.6.2026 — Abbott Appoints Huffines as Texas Comptroller — Roy Votes Against NDAA — and More...

Greg Abbott Appoints Don Huffines As Texas Comptroller After Kelly Hancock Resigns Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday his appointment…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 7.3.2026 — Midterm GOP Convention Heading to Dallas — Green Introduces Pride Month Resolution — and More...

First-Ever Midterm Republican Convention Will Head to Dallas This Fall President Donald Trump announced yesterday that the... READ MORE. Send…

3 months ago