In order to keep production going, and our economy growing, energy producers need access to the global market. The crude oil export ban represents an outdated, protectionist policy that negatively impacts our national security interests.
With 10,000 people turning 65 every day in the U.S. and the Texas state demographer projecting that the number of people age 65 and older will triple by 2050, the need for a focus on aging is obvious.
Texas needs an education system that develops productive people and promotes shared prosperity. The state’s failure to address systemic problems has made the school finance system less equitable.
Texas continues to experience dynamic growth, especially among Latinos. With this dramatic change come new and complex issues related to health care and access disparities.
Unless we take the all-too-important step of implementing sound education policy, hard-working, dedicated and experienced teachers will continue to leave the profession.
State lawmakers must make restructuring and replacing Texas' outdated mental health hospital system a top priority.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, survey findings have called into question what we thought we knew about Houston's responses to the storm victims.
Voting is still months away, but a Donald Trump vs. Ted Cruz showdown in the Texas GOP primary next year is a distinct possibility. And based on polling, it’s easy to see why.
As violent, cruel and bigoted as Texas history has often been, removing Confederate statues from the UT campus will do nothing to change that.
There's no time to wait. We must step up to help our students enter the business arena.
In a case before the Texas Supreme Court this fall, public schools will once again demand more government funding. But that’s not the solution to fixing our education system.
We cannot and should not accept that thousands of Texans didn't vote in 2014 simply because they were confused by new rules. It's time to take action.
Online shopping continues to grow in popularity across the nation, and Texans are starting to incorporate it into how they purchase health insurance.
It's not just the royalties and taxes going to public schools. The energy industry is also partnering with some of Texas' leading colleges and universities.
Medicare’s golden anniversary is a cause for celebration and reflection, but it's also a time to think about how we can ensure that the program continues to fulfill its essential role.
No matter where you live in your state, your vote should have the same weight. It's time for the Supreme Court to make that official.
Neither candidate underperformed in last week's primary debates, but neither stood out. To stay afloat as the race grinds on, they'll have to do more than that.
It's been 50 years since the Supreme Court required states to end discriminatory redistricting practices. But that decision is under attack today in Texas in a case the court will hear this fall.
Erasing Southern generals from public memory won’t heal our racist heritage or halt the propaganda machine that brought us the myth of the noble Southerner.
Studying how Texans talk about water offers clues on how to promote conservation, especially in West Texas.
