Commentary
Y’All Answered: Would You Comply With New COVID Lockdowns?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Who Are the House Managers Leading the Paxton Impeachment?
The voters in Texas may or may not be drifting to the left, but those who we elect are already well on the way.
Goliad County Becomes the Second in Texas to Outlaw Abortion Trafficking
The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative has seen a total of 67 cities and four counties pass ordinances in seven different states.
Y’All Answered: Impeaching Paxton
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Commentary: Why the ‘Pay Gap’ Is Really a ‘Choice Gap’
When Democrats return to town this week, at the top of their to-do list is to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill is intended to address the so-called wage gap, or the Census Bureau data showing that women working full time earn 80 percent of what men earn....
Commentary: Conroe ISD Fails to Prioritize Needs With $807 Million Bond
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the Conroe Independent School District's $807 million bond proposal. I am voting “NO” on this bond and this is why.I agree with CISD board member Dale Inman, who called for a thorough evaluation of this...
Commentary: The Unfortunate Reality of Big Government
President Reagan famously stated: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” That has never been more true in America than it is today. The following is my attempt to expose some of the commonly expressed myths...
Commentary: School Board Ethics
School taxes are everybody’s concern this legislative year. But here in San Angelo, we have another concern—or at least I do: the arbitrary manner in which the school board acts. In November 2018, Mr. Gerald Gallegos, the District 6 board trustee for San Angelo...
Commentary: Trump’s 2020 Budget Takes Cues From Reagan and Clinton
President Trump recently submitted his budget plan for Fiscal Year 2020. The plan calls for a 7 percent increase in spending, bringing the total to $4.7 trillion. Tax revenue is projected to increase by 3 percent to $3.6 trillion; that will result in the deficit...
Commentary: Beto Heads to Iowa
As the old saying goes, “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” which is quickly becoming the case with respect to the Democratic presidential nomination campaign. With the announcement that former U.S. Representative and 2018 Texas Senate nominee Beto...
Staff Blog: ‘Running With Beto’ and Running Away From Taxpayers Subsidizing Movies
Robert Francis O’Rourke’s failed senatorial campaign is the subject of a documentary called Running With Beto. The 94-minute film premiered at South by Southwest and will debut on HBO this spring. HBO said the film gives “viewers unprecedented access into the personal...
Commentary: Where Is #MeToo for Women at the Border?
Customs and Border Patrol released statistics last week showing the highest number of apprehensions at the border in 11 years. But along with the numbers of illegal crossers, an equally serious crisis is growing—that of sexual and other types of violence perpetrated...
Commentary: When Will Congress Do Something About the Border?
When the Senate takes up a measure to disapprove President Trump’s national emergency designation for the southern border, they will be doing so in the face of statistics that say otherwise. This week, Customs and Border Protection released data showing 76,103...