Commentary
I Took a DNA Test and My Race is Human
At some point we have to acknowledge the truth about our shared ancestry if we are to survive as a nation.
Y’All Answered: On the Courts Blocking Texas’ Border Law
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Defund Woke Schools?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
Commentary: Texans Hurt by Cronyism in Washington, DC
Politicians in Washington, D.C. are considering legislation that will limit Texas consumers' access to local content while further enriching large satellite TV companies. Congress is considering something called the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act...
What We Fear
Fear is powerful. Improperly applied, fear can cause us to make irrational choices without thinking. Yet it can also, in the words of the Book of Proverbs, be the “beginning of wisdom.” The difference is what we fear. Sticking with Proverbs 9:10 for a moment, “fear of...
Commentary: Senate Republicans Use New Rules to Save a Crony Institution
After nuking their debate rules for nominations last month for the stated reason that they wanted to push the confirmations of more Republican judges, the Senate this week used the rule change instead to waste precious floor time expanding corporate cronyism. The...
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...