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Y’All Answered: The Local Newspaper

There are fewer newspapers in Texas today than in 1943 when the state's population was a third of the current size. Yesterday, we asked if readers subscribe to a local newspaper. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas Minute! Here is...

Y’All Answered: ‘Impeach, Prosecute, Imprison’ Biden?

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is calling for President Joe Biden’s impeachment, prosecution, and imprisonment due to findings in recently released federal documents detailing an alleged scandal between Biden and a Ukrainian businessman. Yesterday, we asked readers if they agreed...

Y’All Answered: Keep or Abolish Tenure?

Like other institutions of higher education in the United States since the early 1900s, those in Texas grant "tenure" to professors – effectively shielding their employment except in the most extreme situations. Originally established to provide academic freedom in...

Y’All Answered: Who Runs The Texas House?

Yesterday, we asked readers to consider the results of the legislative session – as it relates to conservative priorities and the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton – tell us who it seemed was running the Texas House: Democrats or Republicans. Do you want to...

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A Rock For The Ages

One of the most photographed places in the world is the view of Jerusalem’s old city, taken from the vantage point of the Mount of Olives. Dominating that view today is the golden Dome of the Rock, a Muslim shrine. It hasn’t always been there. On a recent trip to...

Y’All Answered: Should Phelan Be Censured?

The Republican Party of the largest county in House Speaker Dade Phelan's district has censured him, opening the door for the State Republican Executive Committee to now do so. That action, in turn, would allow the state party to spend money opposing Phelan in the...