Commentary
Y’All Answered: Collecting Union Dues
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Houston ISD Teacher Incentive Allotment: Incentive To Obey
Empowering, not demeaning teachers helps to achieve student success.
Misplaced Priorities: Where’s the Outcry for Georgetown Kids?
Rallying cries sound for a rebellious school librarian, but silence is ongoing for student safety.
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Commentary Archive
Come and Take Him: John Cornyn Must Be Primaried
To use the popular vernacular, it needs to happen yesterday. If only it could have happened yesterday, he would not have been able to do the bidding of his leash-holder Mitch McConnell and vote for billions to protect the borders of Ukraine while offering nothing for...
Candidates Need to Address Social Security
If you live in Texas, you have about 3 weeks. That is the amount of time that voters have to get candidates running for office to take a stand on the future of Social Security. Once parties have settled on their candidates in the primaries, campaigns will transition...
Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
No One Can Steal Your Joy
There are a lot of things that are outside of our control, ranging from the weather to the guy ahead of us on the road more concerned with his email than driving his car. I cannot control the laws passed in other states any more than how my goofy high school pal...
Vote Yes on Prop 7 on the March 5 Republican Ballot
Fellow Texans, When you show up to the polls for the March 5 Republican primary, I urge you to cast your vote for the strongest conservative in every race. I also urge you to vote “Yes” on Proposition 7, which reads: “The Texas Legislature should establish authority...
John Cornyn: “Target Tehran”
Following the death of three service members in Syria last weekend, for which the U.S. government alleges Iran was responsible, one of Texas’ U.S. Senators has proposed a novel solution. https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1751647557023859017 Cornyn’s evidence-free...
Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
The Image of God
I have seen more than my fair share of real-life horror. In my younger days, I became acquainted with the depravity humans can inflict upon each other in the commission of crime, the throes of misplaced passion, or just the stupidity of thoughtless action. Such is the...
Statements by State Sen. Sparks and State Rep. Smithee on Anti-Abortion Ordinance Spark Responses
State Sen. Kevin Sparks (R-Midland) and State Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) have sparked some controversy with statements they have made in the Amarillo Globe-News, regarding their thoughts on the passage of an ordinance that would outlaw abortion and abortion...
The Time Republicans Voted for Diversity Training Over Border Security
The year was 2015, and conservatives in the Texas House were already trying to prioritize state-funded border security efforts. Joe Biden was not the president at the time, but Barack Obama was, and illegal aliens were still coming across in record numbers. Donald...
Y’All Answered: School Policies on Gender
A lawsuit filed against Arlington ISD is rooted in questions over the district's policies regarding gender-confused students. Meanwhile, an investigation into Anna ISD found the district allowed a student to dress and identify as the other gender without informing the...