Texas is a national leader in relying on the free market to increase prosperity within its borders. It has arrived at this point because it has relied on the Texas Model of economic development—low taxes, spending, and regulation and a sound civil justice system—more than the traditional, or technocratic, approach where government planners decide what is best for the economy.
Energy & Environment
Texas Needs To Fix Its Energy Strategy
Texas is America’s manufacturing and energy export powerhouse. If the Trump administration envisions a true American energy renaissance on the horizon, Texas must lead. But before Texas can lead, it must get its own grid in order. Decades of federal and state subsidies—the latter now thankfully dead—have powered an overinvestment in periodic wind and solar...
April 28, 2025