Commentary
Y’All Answered: Democrats Chairing House Committees?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Coalition Urges Gov. Abbott to Call Special Session Over Election Integrity
The letter requests the creation of an independent state-level authority to prosecute election crimes and a thorough examination of the voter rolls to verify U.S. citizenship before November’s presidential election.
The True Effects of the Mutilation of Children
The transgender contagion has been destructive to children’s physical development.
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Commentary Archive
Evidence Demands A Verdict
John Adams famously described facts as “pesky things,” going on to say “whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” For years a common attack on the veracity of the Bible has been a...
Commentary: “Saving” Chick-fil-A is Not Enough
Recent weeks have seen several victories for religious freedom not just in Texas, but in the greater United States. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Bladensburg Peace Cross, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1978, the “Save Chick-fil-A...
Staff Blog: Governor Castro Takes Action To Protect Public Safety, Reproductive Rights
It's the year 2023... Following the precedent established in 2019 by former Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Democrat Gov. Julian Castro is taking swift executive action to safeguard the liberty of all Texans. While Abbott's order protected...
Commentary: Not All Subsidies Are Created Equal
Texas is facing another hot summer with record-breaking projections for electricity demand with a supply that is having a hard time keeping up. As the Houston Chronicle reports, “If Texas runs short of electricity, ERCOT expects to import additional power from...
Perseverance
Recently, my teenage son – Flash – asked me to participate in a 5K race with him. I used to run for miles and miles and sprint 5Ks. Today, I aggressively jog. I know what he was saying: “Dad, will you drive me to the race so I can speed past you, and then be eating...
Staff Blog: Dan Patrick Was Right
In an interview last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he doesn't know why grassroots conservatives are upset following the results of the legislative session. Grassroots America We the People's JoAnn Fleming says Patrick knows, but that he and other Republican...
Commentary: You Guys Stopped Listening
In a Sunday, June 16 interview with Jason Whitely of WFAA-Dallas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he does not know why there's criticism coming from some conservative groups in Texas over the results of the 86th regular legislative session. "I don't know why they're...
Commentary: Baylor Benediction Shows Schism in Baptist Community
Some students cheered. Most alumni were infuriated. In condemning the power of “straight, white males like me” and citing the drawbacks of fossil fuel use, Dan Freemyer, Pastor of Missional Engagement at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, not only shocked the...
Blog: The Taxpayers’ MVP
One member of the Texas Legislature delivered significant property tax reform and stood resolute against a massive tax hike. He is the taxpayers’ most valuable player in what was ultimately a pale purple legislative session. Houston Republican Paul Bettencourt is...