Critical Minerals

East Texas Lithium Project Targets 70,000 Tons a Year as Study Projects $5.9 Billion Value

Standard Lithium and Equinor have filed a preliminary economic assessment for their Franklin lithium project in East Texas, outlining a…

6 days ago

EnergyX Lands 10-Year Lithium Deal to Advance Texas Project

Trafigura has signed a binding 10-year agreement to purchase 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products from Energy Exploration Technologies,…

2 weeks ago

LONESTAR — 9.17.2026 —Non-Citizens Arrested in Texas Election Cases—House Passes Third War Powers Resolution— and More...

Seven Non-citizens Arrested in Texas Election-Related Cases Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced the arrests of seven non-citizens indicted in…

1 month ago

August Pfluger Critical Minerals Bill Passes U.S. House

Congressman August Pfluger's (R) bipartisan legislation to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste streams passed the U.S. House…

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…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 6.26.2026 — GOP Highlights Eight Concerns Ahead of Legislative Session — Texas Awards $22M to Texas Power Grid in Panhandle — and More...

Eight Issues Texas GOP Will Prioritize in 90th Legislative Session Following the Republican Party state convention... READ MORE. Send us…

4 months ago

Ted Cruz, John Cornyn Seek to Expand Lithium Production at Army Depots

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R) have introduced the Army Organic Industrial Base Mineral Partnerships Act of…

6 months ago

Ukraine Rare Earth Metals Could be Exchanged for Continued Military Support, Says Trump

President Donald Trump has reportedly claimed he is seeking to strike a deal with Ukraine’s government to exchange Ukraine’s rare…

2 years ago