Commentary
Y’All Answered: Subsidies for Hollywood?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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.
Commentary Archive
Carlos Turcios: Dismantling Critical Race Theory
A college student and native-born Texan, Carlos Turcios saw a need for conservative involvement in Texas’ education system while still in high school—and stepped up to the plate. Turcios attended Fort Worth ISD’s World Languages Institute, which offered Spanish...
Mabank Versus Texas’ Monstrous School Bond System
I have learned so much creating the page "It’s OKAY to Vote NO, Mabank!" and, for the first time in my life, taking an interest in looking into these local matters that I vote for. I started this because I simply couldn't find enough information on local issues. So, I...
The Tyranny of Low Expectations
As the end of Texas’ legislative session draws near, and conservative activists see too little of their agenda getting accomplished, I am reminded that there is good money to be made by Republican strategists in “almost” winning. That is to say, politicians and their...
Well Done, Soldier: Remembering Alan Vera
Tireless election integrity advocate Alan Vera passed away Thursday morning at the Texas Capitol, leaving family, friends, and colleagues devastated by his loss. As he did most Thursdays, Alan had traveled from his Houston-area home to Austin to testify on...
Analysis: Zombie Bills Haunt the Texas Legislature
Is a bill ever really dead in the Texas House? One of the basic principles to understand when following the activities of the Texas Legislature is this: The process is designed to kill bills, not pass them. Last session, for example, 6,927 bills were filed between the...
Dress Codes and the Tyrannical Minority
In April, I revised the Texas Department of Agriculture dress code to ensure that all of our employees, contractors, interns, and associates are on the same page regarding the standard for professional and respectful work attire. The memo I issued included an obvious,...
Update Midland Library’s Questionable Materials Procedures
Originally published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram The Midland County Public Library Materials Reconsideration Procedure needs to be updated and clarified to better serve the citizens and library patrons. Citizens concerned about library books in the children’s and...
How Democrats are Passing Radical Climate Policies in the Republican House
When Democrat Texas State Rep. Erin Zwiener of Driftwood filed a measure to place the state of Texas under a mandatory climate action plan, many across the aisle cried foul. "That’ll never happen in Texas. We’re an oil and gas state." But the radical policies that...
Y’All Answered: Which Tax Plan?
Three "plans" have been floated to deal with Texans' horrible property tax problem. One by Gov. Greg Abbott, one by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and one by House Speaker Dade Phelan. The Patrick and Phelan plans are actually in motion. Gov. Abbott said in 2022 he wanted to...