The Lone Star Report was a political news journal published weekly by the Lone Star Foundation in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

. Weekly publication ended in July 2011 and blog

Blog

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 updates ceased in September 2011.

The publication was founded in 1996 by David A. Hartman

David Hartman (politician)

David A. Hartman was a 1994 candidate for Texas State Treasurer and is a retired banker in the Austin, Texas area.During his earlier large-corporation experience, he worked in product and process development, market and economic research, strategic planning and plant management—culminating in...

 and reported on Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 government and state politics, and also provided commentary and issues analysis. The publication and its sponsoring foundation were described by the Texas Legislative Reference Library as a conservative think tank

Think tank

A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...

 "devoted to providing the resources and research needed for the development of public policy based on traditional Texas values of family, freedom, free enterprise, and the Constitution."

The Lone Star Report's correspondents were credentialed members of the Texas Capitol press corps and had access to the House and Senate floors. Regular contributors included conservative journalist and author William Murchison

William Murchison (journalist)

William Murchison is a nationally syndicated political columnist in the United States. Murchison is normally of a conservative political persuasion. He is also a regular contributor to Chronicles and The Lone Star Report...

 and Americans For Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity is a Washington, D.C.–based political advocacy group. According to their literature, they promote economic policy that supports business, and restrains regulation by government...

's Peggy Venable. Editor William Lutz has published several opinion pieces in the Dallas Morning News, and often contributes to various radio and television political shows in Texas.

Correspondents and other associates of the Lone Star Report contributed to think tank-style projects, such as a study on the effectiveness of the 2006 school finance reform bill in Texas.

External link

• The Lone Star Foundation (features newsletter and blog archives)