Commentary

A Lost Right To Property
You don’t own your property if you are paying rent to the government.

Y’All Answered: Trump In 2024?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.

Texas Must Challenge Supreme Court on Birthright Citizenship
For would-be illegal entrants, having their children be awarded U.S. citizenship by virtue of birth alone is a huge incentive to make the journey and pay off the cartels to enter the United States.

Father Of Aborted Child Brings Wrongful-Death Suit Against Those Who Assisted His Wife’s Abortion
The Galveston County district attorney’s office will decide whether the defendants will face criminal prosecution for their actions.
Commentary Archive
Conservatives at the School Board Level Need to Defend Conservative Values
Fort Worth ISD, over the past several years, has been in steady decline. From collapsing enrollment rates to collapsing grade level scores, the ISD needs transformational change. The ISD has third-grade students only at 19 percent grade level, and almost 20 percent of...
Ending Our Screwball Election Calendar
Do you know when your local city council elections are? How about your local school board elections? What about elections for MUD districts? Water districts? Hospital districts? Your community college board? The fact is that most Texans don’t know when these important...
Y’All Answered: Honoring LGBTQ Groups At The Capitol?
Last week, the Texas House unanimously adopted a package of resolutions – including one retroactively designating Feb. 14, 2023, as 'LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Day' at the Texas Capitol. Yesterday, we asked if readers think it is appropriate for the Texas Legislature...
A Physical Barrier is Necessary: Finish Trump’s Border Wall
The testimony of border experts attest to the fact that sections of the border with a substantial physical barrier, specifically the border wall system constructed during the Trump administration, is an effective tool in aiding law enforcement's response to attempted...
Stop Making Excuses
When starstruck teenagers pine over the latest Hollywood manufactured heartthrob, excusing their bad behaviors and looking for the barest of redemptive qualities, we laugh in the knowledge that such behavior will pass. Yet when it is an adult whose infatuation isn’t...
Transparency at the Texas Capitol
To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws. Legislators from both political parties are igniting interest in transparency and creating the opportunity for all lawmakers to protect the people’s...
Communist China is Behind the Strong Pushback of Land Ownership Bill
Recently, Texas State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst proposed Senate Bill 147 to restrict foreign purchases of Texas land. The legislation specifically target governments, entities, and citizens of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. The four nations are deemed by the U.S....
TX-23: Rep. Gonzales’ New Challenges
For the second time this week, a Republican has come forward to announce a GOP primary challenge to two-term Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-San Antonio). Last week, the incumbent was censured by the Texas Republican Party for taking certain issue positions relating to gun...
Y’All Answered: Keep Daylight Saving Time?
This coming Sunday, daylight saving time will begin – which means "springing forward" clocks. The practice has come under criticism from a variety of perspectives. Yesterday, we asked readers if Texas should end the "spring forward / fall back" practice. Do you want...