Commentary
Canyon ISD Board to Voters: No Christian Conservatives Welcome on Our Board
The Canyon, Texas school board’s second act was to continue its anti-voter addiction and appoint a trustee that was as far as possible from deceased Trustee Paul Blake’s Christian conservative traditional values.
Texas Has a Convicted Lawbreaker as a Lawmaker
Governor Abbott, I call upon you to rescind your recent endorsement of Frazier.
The Deafening Silence of Fear
It’s better we live courageously, fighting for rights and freedom, than cowardly, capitulating to tyranny out of fear, for a little comfort.
Y’All Answered: Should Greg Abbott Call Another Special Session?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Eric Yollick: The Most Interesting Man in Texas
Montgomery County is well known for its corrupt politicians and colorful politics. However, the “good ol’ boys” regime that has ruled the county for decades is perilously close to crashing down, in part due to the tremendous efforts of a man who has served...
Legislature Avoided Costly Mistake on “Unfunded Mandates”
In reviewing the tape of the 85th Texas Legislature, much of the focus is placed on the conservative reforms that failed to make it across the finish line. Issues like property tax reform, preventing local taxpayers from funding abortion providers, and ending the...
Texas Lost: What Happened to Consent of the Governed?
“The power of kings and magistrates is nothing else, but what is only derivative, transferred and committed to them in trust from the people... in whom the power yet remains fundamentally, and cannot be taken from them, without a violation of their natural...
‘Competitiveness’ House Committee Puts Dollars Over Daughters
“I say we put daughters before dollars.” These were the words Texas Sen. Lois Kolkhorst used this year when she discussed her Texas Privacy Act legislation to stop local government and school districts from having policies that allow men and boys into girls bathrooms,...
Regarding the McKinney Annexation Matter
My family and I moved to McKinney back in January from California, where I served in law enforcement for 21 years. I watched local jurisdictions annex land from "county" into "city" largely for financial gain. But what I witnessed in doing so was a strain on local law...
Fireworks possible at Bexar County GOP Meeting
A battle is brewing between the pro-TX Speaker Joe Straus Establishment supporters and the anti-Straus grassroots liberty-minded forces tonight, Monday, Oct 9, at the Bexar County Executive Committee (CEC) meeting in San Antonio. The pro-Straus people are in...
Texas Taxpayers Forced to Fund Lobbyists for Unions
Texas taxpayers are forced to pay millions each year to a government-lobbying group that serves as the umbrella organization for public sector unions. In other words, taxpayers are not only forced to fund their opposition—they’re forced to subsidize the political...
McKinney City Council Votes to Trample Property Rights
Last week’s McKinney City Council meeting was a disaster for property rights, and a continuation of the city’s big government tax-and-spend philosophy. A majority of city officials are pushing through yet another land grab before a new law protecting taxpayers goes...
Brian Newman: A Modern Revolutionary
As a descendant of Revolutionary War patriots, Brian Newman has a family history of fighting for freedom. But the Collin County grassroots organizer and McKinney Tea Party leader says his political activism is tied to more than just history. “God has called me to do...