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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Pre-Existing Conditions: Fix Them or Eliminate Them Altogether?
According to a poll of voters, healthcare was the most important issue in the 2018 midterm election cycle. Understandably, the crown jewel of political debate during the campaigns was the aspect of the Affordable Healthcare Act that protects consumers from limitations...
Toll Taxes Taking a Toll
Many Texans are faced with paying an extra, burdensome toll tax on driving just to get to work or travel across the Lone Star State. Drivers are shocked to find tolls that exceed $1 per mile during rush hour, costing hundreds of dollars a month and thousands per year...
Weighing RPT Chairman Compensation
The last few months have been riddled with discussion, debate, and even some heated arguments pertaining to the issue of our Republican Party of Texas chairman receiving some sort of compensation for his service to the party. Providing the means for our chairman to...
Shining the Light of Liberty
Tonight we had the honor of gathering with hundreds of men & women from across the Great State of Texas at the 2018 Conservative Leaders Gala. Tomorrow morning we’ll tell you about over a dozen Conservative Leaders who were awarded this year, but first...the woman...
Republicans Can Stop the Democrat Invasion
With the election of State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) to the Texas House speakership apparently secured, the Republican majority should now be able to pass the kind of tangible legislative results that will excite voters in 2020 against a projected Democrat...
Death by 2,677 Cuts
The November 2018 midterm elections delivered some shocking blows to several Hays County Republican candidates. While many were surprised with the key losses in several important races, the results weren’t a shock to conservative activists who had, for quite some...
Empowering Parents Against Unwarranted Government Intrusion
Child Protective Services touches tens of thousands of Texas families every year in one way or another. Stories abound about children who were in dangerous situations and needed help, but the system refused to remove them. There are many other stories about families...
Give Thanks
We think we know the story of Thanksgiving: the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, faced a harsh winter, famine and disease, and then only with the help of friendly natives learned how to survive. It’s nice for bedtime stories, and feel-good paintings, but it ignores...
Why Can’t I Adequately Defend Myself?
Texas is supposed to be one of the hubs of freedom in the nation, an example for the rest of the United States — yet discrepancies make it difficult for certain adults to lawfully defend themselves. In Texas, citizens are unable to get their license to carry a handgun...