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Y’All Answered: Banning THC in Texas?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: SNAP for Snacks?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Shining Light on Government Brings Together All Texans
The free flow of information goes hand in hand with the First Amendment liberty to freely speak out about government.
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Analysis: If You Don’t Want to Register as a Lobbyist, Just Hire One
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, Chairman Randy Erben candidly admitted the state’s laws regulating “lobbying” can apply to Texans in unexpected ways. Want to avoid registering as a lobbyist yourself? Hiring a professional lobbyist to do things for...
Senate Bill 336 Hands Leftists a Legal Bludgeon To Smash Dissent
Texas prides itself on being a beacon of liberty, but a proposed bill threatens to undermine free speech and civic engagement while inviting politically motivated legal harassment. Senate Bill 336, currently before the Texas Senate, would gut key protections in the...
Y’All Answered: Money for Drag Show Libraries
Legislation by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) would cut off funding to libraries that facilitate "drag queen story hours," which he says are a form of political activism rather than education. Yesterday, we asked readers what they thought. Here is a sampling of...
A Modest Proposal
For the umpteenth time, abortion defenders have had to vote down the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. How can we get past the idea that we should treat infants who survive abortion as human beings with human rights? There are several good proposals out...
Is Public Education Underfunded in Texas?
David Hamilton does not speak for either Fort Bend ISD or the FBISD Board of Trustees. He writes here only on his own behalf. It is likely that your school district has sent administrators and school board members to Austin this month telling legislators that public...
Y’All Answered: Future of the Lottery
It has been revealed that the Texas Lottery Commission facilitated a foreign group to rig a jackpot in what one state senator described as a money laundering operation. In recent days, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has put a spotlight on the commission allowing illicit...
Dustin Burrows Is in a Position To Bring Republicans Together
Speaker Burrows has an opportunity to be a conservative leader, to unite the Republican members around him in passing priority legislation, and to deliver a Texas House the voters are proud of. I hope he takes it. Dustin Burrows is the speaker of the Texas House. He...
Hallettsville Residents Encourage Council To Adopt ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the mayor and council members of Hallettsville, Texas (pop. 2,756) heard from residents throughout the community interested in seeing their city adopt a Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) Ordinance. While the ordinance was not on the...
Y’All Answered: Teacher Pay Raises
During his State of the State address, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wanted lawmakers to "increase teachers’ average salary" but also to "reward the best teachers" by expanding the "merit program." Yesterday, we asked readers what they would do about teacher pay raises if...