Commentary
Women’s March Calls for Community Canvas of Amarillo to Defeat Pro-life Ballot Measure
A Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance is on the ballot for Amarillo voters this November.
Women’s March: How A National Pro-Abortion Organization Is Targeting Amarillo
Women’s March Executive Director, Rachel O’Leary Carmona, has been a resident of Amarillo since 2021.
Y’All Answered: Golden Parachutes for School Superintendents?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Dade Phelan Claims He is Democrats’ Choice for Speaker
Phelan’s repeated reliance on Democrats for political survival should serve as the final straw for any Republican who is still trying to portray him as a friend of conservative values.
Commentary Archive
The TEXIT Wave: How an Advisory Referendum Could Reshape Texas Politics
Imagine a single question on a ballot that has the power to reawaken a dormant electorate and reshape Texas politics as we know it. That question is not hypothetical; it's the focus of the Texas Nationalist Movement's latest initiative, the TEXIT Petition. Slated for...
Y’All Answered: Would You Comply With New COVID Lockdowns?
There has been increasing chatter about the possibility of new COVID-related lockdowns and mandates. Yesterday, we asked readers if they would comply. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas Minute! Here is a sampling of the comments...
Who Are the House Managers Leading the Paxton Impeachment?
On Tuesday, September 5, the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will begin in the Texas Senate. While much attention has been focused on the target of that effort, it is only right to also take a look at some of the people involved in the...
Goliad County Becomes the Second in Texas to Outlaw Abortion Trafficking
Abortion and abortion trafficking have been outlawed in Goliad County (pop. 7,012), with several protections being added to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children. The ordinance, which was placed on the agenda by Judge Mike Bennett, was passed in a...
Y’All Answered: Impeaching Paxton
The legal team representing Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Senate to dismiss the impeachment charges for a variety of reasons. As expected, the House impeachment managers object and want senators to kick Paxton out of office. When the Texas Senate...
Chandler and Llano Push Ordinances Outlawing Abortion Trafficking to Future Meetings
During the month of August, two Texas cities had proposed Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinances on their city agendas. The City of Chandler (pop. 3,476) considered the measure on August 8, while the City of Llano (pop. 3,537) considered the measure on August 21....
Over 50 Texas House Republicans Voted to Protect Democrat Influence on Border Security Efforts
For years, Republican lawmakers have been promising to secure the Texas Border, yet for years, the situation has only gotten worse. To call the surge of millions of illegal aliens who come across with the assistance of narcoterrorist cartels—the only groups who do...
Y’All Answered: A/C in Prison
Advocates for convicted felons have pointed out this summer that some Texas prisons do not have air conditioning. Yesterday, we asked readers if this was an issue the Legislature should address. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas...
An English Teacher’s Rebuttal to the NCTE’s Latest Agenda for Schools
“Let’s throw our schools, our teachers and our schoolchildren further down into the current cultural morass – and let’s do it by mandate!” That is how I would characterize a recent report from the National Council of Teachers of English that “wants states to discard...