Texas should allow parents to select the school, public or private, that best serves the needs of their children.
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Francis: Theory vs. Reality
In the same way that parents who fail to discipline their children are ultimately responsible for the actions of their misbehaving children, citizens who fail to hold elected officials accountable are ultimately responsible.
Ellis: Texas Data
Despite predictions of a “blue wave” hitting Texas and putting the state in play for Joe Biden, Republicans once again swept the competitive races.
West: An Attorney’s (and Working Parent’s) 2020 Holiday Legal Wish List
It’s time for each state legislature to resume its proper rule-making authority and for governors (some who don’t even follow their own orders) to rightfully step aside.
Bovard: Section 230 Protects Big Tech From Lawsuits. But It Was Never Supposed to Be Bulletproof.
Big Tech controls the flow of information in America. Arguing that these are merely private companies exercising First Amendment rights is simplistic.
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By choosing to declare their independence, our Founding Fathers had already achieved it.
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Everyone in the Austin establishment protects everyone else in office from accountability, even when they are literally caught on tape – or red-handed.
Commentary: Texas Supreme Court Ruling is Major Win for Parental Rights
The case sets a major precedent for future parental rights cases that are heard in Texas.
Commentary: Viral Pandemic Exposed Poor Cash Management in Government
“The federal government shouldn’t reward local governments’ bad budgetary behavior by bailing them out. The pandemic only highlighted this problem—it didn’t create it.”
Commentary: COVID Response in Texas Highlights Vicious War for Medical Freedom
We have the right to bodily autonomy, to medical privacy, and to making the day-to-day choices necessary to keep ourselves and our families healthy.
Commentary: Donald Trump Right to Suspend Guest Worker Visas
With millions of unemployed Americans and the exploitation of the H-1B visa system, the Trump administration’s suspension of guest worker visas is welcome.
Commentary: Bryan and College Station, A Tale of Two Cities
Two neighboring cities take different paths on budgets and property taxes.
Commentary: Stories From the Dark Side of COVID-19
“It is my hope that by bringing these stories into the public view, other people will take up the cause and contact the governor, lieutenant governor, and their own state legislators.”
Blog: Stop Making the Same Mistake With the Supreme Court
It’s way past time we tell Republicans that appointing “conservative judges” is just not good enough anymore.
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Are public schools becoming biggest school choice advocates?
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Public Schools are not Teaching America’s Heritage
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Letters to the Editor, Week of August 15
In this week's mailbag, we hear about taxpayers getting gouged, out of control HOAs, and obstruction in Hill...
Let’s Call “Robin Hood” What It Is: A State Property Tax
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Letters to the Editor, Week of August 1
In this week's mailbag, a response to last week's article by Michael Quinn Sullivan: Not Your Kids, and...
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 4
In this week's mailbag, we hear responses to State Sen. Konni Burton's commentary: Local Control: A Tool,...
A Solution to Local Apathy
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Local Control: A Tool, Not The Rule
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Social Engineering of State Highway Users by Liberal Government is California-ising Texas
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