The letter requests the creation of an independent state-level authority to prosecute election crimes and a thorough examination of the voter rolls to verify U.S. citizenship before November’s presidential election.
Commentary
Now, But Not Yet
As a self-governing people, our job is not to curse the surrounding darkness but to build a better and brighter light for the future.
Reece: San Antonio Parents Take Action in North East ISD Trustee Race
“It’s time to try something new to turn things around.”
Woolsey: Property Taxes’ Impact on Renters
Understanding property taxes should be a goal for every renter in Texas.
Fleck: ‘Whole Child’ Power Grab Sets Up Public Education to Fail
The more the public education system takes on, the greater its failure.
MOST RECENT
No Greater Love …
We have allowed Memorial Day to devolve into a long weekend of mattress sales and cook-outs.
Responding to Lackluster Effort
Incumbents pretend voters’ only option is to replace bad Republicans with worse Democrats, but that isn’t the only choice.
Rinaldi: Abbott Priority Legislation Will Give CDC COVID Guidance the Force of Law
SB 6 exposes Texas business owners to civil liability if they do not adhere to draconian government pandemic guidance from unelected health bureaucrats.
Pratt: Are Texas Republicans Being Racist in Opposing Racist Constructs?
“The bill does not restrain school lessons on racism, its ugliness, or its existence; the bill attempts to restrain one nasty form of bigotry and racism from being introduced as a supposed cure for another.”
Francis: Start Asking This Question
If you didn’t know your representative was a Republican, would you be able to tell that he or she is a Republican?
Not Enough Fear
Too many politicians have too little fear of their voters and taxpayers. Instead, they fear the bureaucrats, the lobbyists, and their colleagues. That must change.
West: Free Speech and Gun Rights Before the Supreme Court
Cases involving concealed carry, donor privacy, and student off-campus speech are before the justices.
Norred: The Importance of Choosing to Be a Mom
“Modern liberal feminists often say that they just want women to have choices, but some are more frank.”
Faithfully Fighting
Our calling isn’t to be successful the way the world defines it, but to be faithful.
McIntire: Stop Bill Targeting Parental Right to Record
Texas law already gives parents the right to record audio and/or video under one-party recording laws, as long as they are part of the conversation.
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Regarding Gov. Abbott’s Proposal to Address Gun Violence
Since the rest of the nation is likely to follow Texas’ lead regarding gun laws, we must be vigilant to support only those policies that improve public safety and protect the liberties of a free and sovereign people.
Supreme Politics
With President Trump’s choice of Kavanaugh to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, we can expect a great deal of politics will be accompanying the legal rhetoric that awaits us during the remaining summer months.
Summer Brings Higher Temperatures, Tempers, and Property Taxes
Summertime is a time when citizens need to be paying attention to their local taxing entities.
Now What?
What will we do on the Fifth of July? That’s the day that counts, and each day after. Liberty is still worth it.
Texas Must Stand Up to TSA’s Abusive Procedures
How can Texas be the nation’s leading voice for limited government if we permit it to allow those with badges to reach into law-abiding citizens’ pants?
Cloud Wins Special
Filling the Texas seat means there are now 63 open seats heading into the fall election.
The Legislative Priorities Committee of the RPT 2018 Convention
Guest commentator Jim Barnes reviews the five priorities selected at the 2018 RPT Convention.
Rep. Matt Shaheen: Abolish the Texas Film Commission
Our state government should not subsidize jobs simply for the sake of subsidizing jobs, and that largely seems to be what we’re currently doing with the film industry in Texas.
Re-Imagining the Alamo Continues
The Alamo Citizens Advisory Committee wants to move the Cenotaph.
Well-Intentioned Plan to Protect Rural Voters Could Have Disastrous Consequences
The mistake advocates of the county plan make is that they confuse the relationship between states and the federal government with the relationship between our state and county governments.