Commentary
Y’All Answered: Abbott’s Handling of the Border?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
The Responsibility of Knowledge
Chorazin had a spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee, but an even better view of history of history in the making. They squandered both.
Analysis: Is Phelan Toxic for House Members?
Phelan’s popularity will be tested in 16 districts where he has directly contributed cash to Republican members of the Texas House being challenged in their primaries.
Y’All Answered: What Do You Call The Border-Crossers?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Fighting Faithfully
When most of us hear the name “Magdala,” if we think of anything we might possibly connect it with the New Testament’s Mary Magdalene (or Mary of Magdala, same person). But the city itself tells us about faithfulness in the face of defeat. During the the last century...
Analysis: The Path to Cut Property Taxes for Every Texan
Lawmakers in both chambers passed bloated state budgets that—despite a record $10 billion surplus—somehow failed to reduce school property taxes. Instead, they spent most of it growing government. But there’s still time to alter course, as budget conferees have yet to...
Commentary: The Democrats Are Humanitarian Frauds on the Border
The evidence that Democrats are now an unapologetically open-borders party is piling up, and Republicans need to start calling them on it. From opposing expanded detention facilities, actively blocking legislation to fix family separation policies, and even voting...
Blog: Will The Texas Historical Commission Undermine The Alamo?
The history of the Alamo has been under public attack by the revisionist Left for some time, but on Friday the Texas Historical Commission will consider a proposal to let inaccurate modern history intrude on the Shrine of Texas Liberty. At issue is the so-called...
Commentary: Texas’ Big 3 Riding Too Far Out Front on Tax Swap Idea
No matter what you believe are the merits of the so-called “tax swap” plan being pushed late in the legislative session by Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen, in which we would raise the state's sales tax to then replace a certain amount of locally...
Commentary: Waco Allows Scooter Companies, Finally
Despite banning them last year, the Waco City Council is set to allow electric scooters and bicycles back on the streets starting this June. According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, “[Waco] is expected to approve a one-year contract with Gotcha Bikes LLC later this month...
Gates of Ekron
A year ago I was standing in the dry creek bed in an area known as the Valley of Elah. The rumbling of trucks along a nearby Israeli highway made the spot remind me of the land my grandparents owned outside Wichita Falls along a busy farm-to-market road....
Commentary: The Case for Congressional Term Limits
In January of this year, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a joint resolution with Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) to amend the Constitution to include congressional term limits. If the amendment is passed and ratified by the states, senators would be limited to two...
Commentary: Will San Antonio Voters Stand Up for Chick-fil-A?
This essay originally appeared in City Journal on April 25, 2019. San Antonio, a predominantly Hispanic city named for a Catholic saint, has persisted in its crusade against the popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A. The city council has barred Chick-fil-A from...