Texas has been one step ahead of the rest of the country in passing major telecom reform legislation, leading to deregulation of local telephone service for more than 15 million Texans and allowing unfettered competition, reduced costs, and greater choices in the market place.
Economy
Don’t Fence Me In: Lianne’s Story
Family, then finances—and opportunity. Those are what brought Lianne Halpern back to tiny Shamrock, a small, dusty stop on the famous Route 66 in the Texas panhandle. Like generations of Americans before, Lianne and her family had traveled west along that route in search of the golden promises of California. Lianne’s father worked in the...
January 29, 2026