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Commentary
Y’All Answered: Early Voting, or Just On Election Day?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Lake Travis School Bonds Raise Taxes; Voters Raise Questions
The public wants to support school improvements. They need financial improvements from the district.
Y’All Answered: Hegar and Drag Shows Targeting Kids
Should the Texas comptroller fine businesses that host drag shows targeting minors?
Open Border Policies Promote Forced Child Labor
Reckless border policies of the Biden administration and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas continue to promote the exploitation of children.
MOST RECENT
Dickson: Shallowater Becomes 41st City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
“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
The City of Plainview could find themselves in costly litigation over violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Self-Governance Starts With Governing Ourselves
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
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.
Alu: How My Father Died at Hospitals of Providence Memorial
“My dad was dehydrated, deprived of food, isolated, and ignored because he was an ‘unvaccinated COVID patient.’”
Promise Keepers
Republicans must be something more than a speed bump on the road to serfdom.
Dickson: Plainview Council Appears to Schedule Illegal Election to Outlaw Abortion
While some believe the city attorney’s errors were innocent, others are not so sure—especially since he has discouraged the passage of the ordinances in several West Texas cities.
Hall: Legislature’s COVID Liability ‘Solution’ Creates Problems for Texans
We must never again forget that the government is instituted for the protection of the rights of individuals, not businesses.
Dickson: Plainview Council Certifies Initiative Signatures, Places ‘Outlawing Abortion’ on Agenda
If the city council adopts the ordinance at its second reading, the ordinance will go into effect immediately.
Dickson: San Angelo City Council Rejects Ordinance Outlawing Abortion
The citizens of San Angelo will get to see this ordinance go for a vote by their citizens at the November election.
ARCHIVE
Commentary: Part 2 – The CPS Caseworker
This is the second of a three-part series on a case study of liberty loss through government overreach.
Commentary: Time to Say Goodbye to the PTC
Congress should let the production tax credit expire.
Commentary: Seniors Get Stiffed on $5B Tax Relief
Many seniors and disabled with tax freezes simply will not see a dime of the so-called tax relief.
Commentary: CPS Heavy-Handed Overreach
This is the first of a three-part series on a case study of liberty loss through government overreach.
Commentary: Your Child is Next
The case of Texas Child Protective Services against the Pardo family affects us all, and the Texas Legislature is responsible.
Commentary: Will Texas Keep Killing Constitutional Carry?
The easiest way to lose your footing in politics is to ignore your most committed supporters.
Evidence Demands A Verdict
We must make sure our passions and inclinations align with the facts.
Commentary: “Saving” Chick-fil-A is Not Enough
Simply staving off attacks from secularist radicals is not enough when they keep coming back for more.
Staff Blog: Governor Castro Takes Action To Protect Public Safety, Reproductive Rights
Castro’s order is aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants, women’s healthcare, and Texans vulnerable to threats posed by guns.
Commentary: Not All Subsidies Are Created Equal
The current subsidy scheme is creating an artificial shortage that threatens Texas’ energy supply.