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Commentary: Will Texas Keep Killing Constitutional Carry?

While the National Rifle Association is celebrating the passage of ten Texas legislative bills they endorsed this past session, the passage of constitutional carry (legalizing concealed and open carry of handguns without a license or permit) still remains the white...

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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...

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...

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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...