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Tarrant Appraisal District Requires Real Oversight

September 18, 2023

Taxpayers should expect all aspects of the appraisal district to be run transparently.

Dickson: Shallowater Becomes 41st City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion

March 23, 2022

“I am proud of my fellow council members for unanimously voting to make Shallowater a sanctuary city for the unborn.” – Councilman David Bruegel

Dickson: Plainview Admits Error, and Sen. Perry Encourages Council to Outlaw Abortion

March 21, 2022

The City of Plainview could find themselves in costly litigation over violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Self-Governance Starts With Governing Ourselves

March 18, 2022

Restoring our republic begins, quite literally, in the heart of every man and woman. And we shrug off tyranny by embracing God.

Bovard: Here’s What Republicans Need to Do to Truly Take on Big Tech

March 15, 2022

A select committee could help us fully understand how the biggest companies in the world are reshaping our privacy, markets, discourse, politics, and mental health.

MOST RECENT

A Lasting Impact

Culture pushes us to rate our value by the number of likes and retweets we get from our most recent hot-take. We hope that by “going viral” we will be remembered. It’s not real.

Overturning Tables

The fake Jesus of the modern age is a virtue-signaling tool of the elite, urging obedience to the whims of the self-anointed intelligentsia. The real Jesus drove them out with a whip.

Dickson: Sundown Becomes 31st City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion

“God has chosen us for a time such as this. I am proud that my community and our council stand behind the right to life,” Mayor Jonathan Strickland.

Dickson: Levelland Becomes 30th City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion

“Abortion does not help women, it destroys women and takes the life of their children.”

Hopper: Left-Wing Agenda Has Infiltrated the Texas State Guard

“Ultimately, what I witnessed on May 22 was a case of leadership boldly weaponizing the chain of command to indoctrinate a left-wing political agenda of cultural Marxism, critical race theory, and moral relativism upon military forces of the State of Texas.”

Peacock: Being Conservative is No Longer Enough

We don’t need to spend time calling Americans back to conservatism; we need to call them to faith in Jesus.

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.”