Commentary
Northeast Texans Propose Facility to Handle Illegal Immigration Challenges
No northeast Texas county currently has the facilities to safely accommodate the Trump administration’s deportation effort.
35 Republicans Stood Up Against a Motion to Kill Conservative House Policies
Under the first week of the Burrows regime, in what seems to be the first time ever, the House rules were rammed through without a single amendment being considered.
How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
Without change, the TEC will continue to enforce a two-tiered system of justice—one where the powerful pay pennies, and the powerless pay everything.
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Commentary Archive
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...
18 Texas Republicans Voted to End The Death Penalty for Mass Murderers
One thing that happened this past legislative session was that the Texas House continued its march against the death penalty. The first step was taken by Speaker Dade Phelan, when he awarded the powerful Criminal Jurisprudence chairmanship to liberal Democrat State...
Y’All Answered: The Local Newspaper
There are fewer newspapers in Texas today than in 1943 when the state's population was a third of the current size. Yesterday, we asked if readers subscribe to a local newspaper. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas Minute! Here is...
11 Republican Texas Lawmakers Who Voted to Fund Transgender Social Transitioning
Most Republican voters feel like the political ruling class within their own party is often betraying them. The left, as an institution, is forcing the sexualization of our children and those with the power to end this madness are doing the bare minimum. Two years...
Y’All Answered: ‘Impeach, Prosecute, Imprison’ Biden?
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is calling for President Joe Biden’s impeachment, prosecution, and imprisonment due to findings in recently released federal documents detailing an alleged scandal between Biden and a Ukrainian businessman. Yesterday, we asked readers if they agreed...
Y’All Answered: Keep or Abolish Tenure?
Like other institutions of higher education in the United States since the early 1900s, those in Texas grant "tenure" to professors – effectively shielding their employment except in the most extreme situations. Originally established to provide academic freedom in...