Commentary
Texas Needs a Law to Protect Texas Land
We simply can’t let the CCP keep winning in Texas, and we can’t let them take over our land.
Y’All Answered: Still with Cornyn?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Latino Shift: How Pastors and Grassroots Efforts Turned the Tide in Texas
Driven by a desire for change that aligns with their faith and values, Latino voters are increasingly voting based on issues rather than party loyalty.
Texas Universities Need to (Strategically) Plan for Success
Texas cannot simply ban its way to good education. It must also strategically plan to provide a better vision of an educated citizen.
Commentary Archive
Commissioner Sounds the Alarm Over Weaponization of the FEC
A current commissioner and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission is sounding the alarm to Congress: his agency is being hijacked to attack the free speech rights of citizens. Speaking before the U.S. House Committee on Administration, which has oversight...
Unintended Consequences?
Almost every legislative action has the potential of producing unintended consequences. However, one action late in this year’s regular legislative session may have completely and permanently altered the political landscape in Texas: the impeachment of Attorney...
Y’All Answered: Should Dade Phelan by Removed as Speaker?
Lawmakers and grassroots activists are calling for House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign or be forced from office over his role in the impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Senate exonerated Paxton over the weekend, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick...
Tarrant Appraisal District Requires Real Oversight
Jeff Law’s resignation as the chief appraiser at the Tarrant Appraisal District on September 1 was not unexpected. Calls for his resignation were made by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court, the City of Mansfield, and the mayors of Keller, Southlake, and...
ANALYSIS: Conservative Lawmakers, Donald Trump Call for Dade Phelan’s Removal
Following the full acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton by the Texas Senate on Saturday, members of the Texas House are calling for the removal of their chamber's leader. They are being joined in that effort by Donald Trump. Paxton faced 20 articles of...
Legislating Morals
To be accepted in the polite company of the intellectual elite, some pastors have learned to tell a certain lie. It is a lie that allows them to enter the rarified social and political climes into which they would otherwise not be accepted. And it is a lie that, if...
City of Chandler Rejects Ordinance Outlawing Abortion and Abortion Trafficking
On Tuesday, September 13, the City Council of Chandler (pop. 3,476), considered an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking within their city limits. While the majority of those in attendance were in favor of the ordinance, council members Janeice...
Y’All Answered: What to do About Border Buoy Barriers?
A federal judge has ordered Texas to remove the buoy barriers from the Rio Grande, but the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted that order. Yesterday, we asked readers what they thought Gov. Abbott should do if that "stay" is lifted and federal judges...
Rick Perry Sides with Swamp in Attack on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Last week, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the Wall Street Journal to defend the Democrat-led impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a decision that puts him at odds with conservatives like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Steve Bannon, and even former president...