Commentary
Senate Bill 30 & House Bill 4806 Seek To Bar Conservative Values From Texas’ Courts
Shockingly, these bills create a legal environment in which virtually no molested or assaulted child will be able to recover damages when they reach adulthood.
Parents’ Rights To Raise and Educate Their Children Deserve Texas Constitutional Protection
The family unit formed by parents and children is the bedrock institution of our nation.
Y’All Answered: Will Conservative Priorities Pass the House?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
Melissa ISD Bond Election Offers 1.6B Examples of Why Voting Matters
It was not surprising that the two Melissa ISD bond packages passed. Equally unsurprising was the number of votes cast and, even more, the small number of voters who successfully committed their fellow citizens to a large amount—$1.6 billion—of new debt, a functional...
Upshur County Passes Non-Binding Resolution on Abortion
On Wednesday, after the Commissioners Court of Camp County passed an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking within the county's unincorporated area, the Commissioners Court of Upshur County passed a non-binding resolution. While Camp County’s 15-page...
Camp Becomes 8th County in Texas To Outlaw Abortion & Abortion Trafficking
Abortion and abortion trafficking have been outlawed in Camp County (pop. 13,039). The ordinance was passed in a unanimous 5-0 vote by Judge A.J. Mason and County Commissioners Jed Hefner, Tommy Rozell, Perry Weeks, and Steve Lindley. The passage of the measure made...
Social Transgender Transitioning Ban Languishing in the Texas House
In a world where children are increasingly exposed to conflicting messages about identity, Texas must take bold action to prevent them from being psychologically groomed to embrace a false gender identity. House Bill 2258, authored by State Rep. Steve Toth, the...
Analysis: To Protect Truckers, Will House Protect Sex Traffickers?
Like many involved in Republican politics in Texas the last twenty years, I’ve supported and worked with Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) often during the last twenty years. In an ironic twist, I’m now forced to oppose two of TLR’s signature bills this session. Policy...
City of Avinger Outlaws Abortion Trafficking
On Monday, April 28, the City Council of the City of Avinger (pop. 371) passed an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Avinger a Sanctuary City for the Unborn” in a 3-1 vote. The vote made the City of Avinger, located between the cities of Jefferson (pop. 1,849)...
Y’All Answered: Paying Illegals’ Healthcare Tab
Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that state hospitals report the treatment costs for illegal aliens. The first report was just issued, and it found that in just a single month, illegal aliens cost Texas taxpayers at least $121.8 million in...
The Dangerous Truth Behind Senate Bill 30
When legislation is sold to conservatives as “tort reform” or “civil justice modernization,” red flags should go up. And when that same legislation quietly protects the transgender industry, shields schools and medical providers from accountability, and benefits...
Melissa ISD’s ‘Quiet’ $1.2B Bond Election
Perhaps in recognition of recent electoral rebuffs by financially tapped out voters, Melissa ISD appears to be taking a quieter approach to its $1.2 billion bond campaign. School districts have historically used a formulaic approach that incorporates aggressive...