Commentary
Y’All Answered: Trust The FBI?
Over the last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has seen its reputation under fire following the...
Christians in America Are Under Attack
Christians should understand that the focus of the efforts to remove Trump from the political scene is really an effort to undermine an American government and culture built on God’s Word.
Winning the Future of Texas
“Winning” will be making the presidency and Washington, D.C., largely irrelevant to our lives.
Keep Texas Universities Texan, Not Communist
Texas needs to put Texas first, see beyond the obvious, and stop subsidizing the communists.
Commentary Archive
Property Tax Reform: Scope Creep Diverts Tax Dollars Away From Core Needs
On Wednesday, April 27, the State Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief met in Arlington to receive public testimony. During the hearing, I had the opportunity to testify. The chairman, State Sen. Chairman Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), posed a...
Good News and Bad News on School Finance in Texas
The long-awaited decision from the Texas Supreme Court in the school finance case, Morath v. Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition, was issued on May 13, 2016. (The case was argued over eight months earlier.) The court’s jargon-laden 100-page (!) decision can...
Bearing Arms at the Ballot Box: How to Fire Your Civil Bullet
“Some of you will be killed or wounded during your tour of duty because you will forget you are in a war.” This sober warning greeted many U.S. soldiers upon their arrival in Vietnam and became reality for a horrifying number. U.S. citizens who are voter-eligible...
Richardson ISD Bond Proposal…FOUR new indoor football fields?
Does the Richardson ISD really need four indoor football fields at $15 million each? Including 7500 square feet of workout equipment? Really? In business, hard work yields results. Good managers get bigger budgets and more responsibility. Success is rewarded. But what...
Blank Checks and Blank Ballots: How to Lose Your Freedoms Without Thinking
How comfortable would you be signing a $3,500.00 undated check from your personal account without designating a ‘Payee’, then entrusting it to a complete stranger on the street? Ludicrous thought, right? Yet, most Texans commit even more indefensible acts every...
Sound Decisions vs. Sound Bites: Taking the Guesswork out of Voting
If you are like most conscientious voters, you experienced a tinge of frustration in the recent primary. Your ballot contained a long list of lower-profile races for which you had little information about the candidates. Did you find yourself skipping a race or just...
Grassroots Texas Voting 101
Voting is not your right, it is your responsibility. Vote the whole ballot. It matters. The most important election is the Primary. This is where a grassroots candidate has the best chance of beating a well-funded establishment candidate. All Republican candidates...
Clean Power Plan
Today we hear plenty of news coverage about terrorism and security. In this election year, we have also heard a considerable amount of press over the federal deficit and raising the spending limit through the omnibus spending bill, now in excess of $19 trillion, if...
Letters to the Editor, Week of March 28
In this week's mailbag, we hear about government failures, political backstabbing, tax-funded lobbyists, and more! Editor's note: Each week we publish commentary from our subscribers. Commentary may be edited according to community standards. Governmental...