Commentary

Commentary Archive

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Scandalizing The Faithful

When confronted with Jesus’ miracles in the Bible, seeped as they are with 2,000 years of devotion and faith, we sometimes skip past just how scandalous some of the situations would have been – not just to the ruling elite, but even His own followers. As described in...

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Inside Look at the Historic Impeachment Trial

The 2023 attempt to impeach Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton was doomed from the start for multiple reasons; not the least of which was the failure of the House to follow the well-established and time-tested principle of “due process.” Specifically: 1....

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...

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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...