Commentary
Y’All Answered: SNAP for Snacks?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Shining Light on Government Brings Together All Texans
The free flow of information goes hand in hand with the First Amendment liberty to freely speak out about government.
Analysis: If You Don’t Want to Register as a Lobbyist, Just Hire One
“It’s not easy, I understand. It’s certainly not intuitive,” said TEC Chairman Randy Erben, explaining the state’s lobbyist registration laws.
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Commentary Archive
Y’All Answered: House v Senate in 2023
The chairman of the Republican Party of Texas has rebuked the GOP-dominated Texas House for what he described as watering down conservative priorities. Yesterday, we asked readers which chamber of the Texas Legislature they thought had so far been more responsive to...
Property Tax Relief Starts with Removing Illegal Aliens from the Housing Market
Amidst the ongoing property tax discussions in the first special session of the 88th Texas Legislature, a notable disregard has emerged for one of the most influential factors contributing to the surge in property taxes and housing costs: immigration. The current...
Just Be Faithful
Having just returned from Israel, I am reminded how much I love the brief stop in the Valley of Elah, located due west of the Dead Sea and south of Bethlehem. (Maybe you’d like to visit Elah with me in 2024? Find out more on our website.) I like this place not because...
Living For An Impact
It doesn’t look like much today, but the Israeli archeological site Tel Sheva is kind of a big deal. It was at the center of much of the narrative in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. Its name back then was Beer-sheba. (Maybe you’d like to visit Israel with me in 2024?...
A Time for Choosing in Texas
In 2014, the same Texas House that impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton—our most popular politician—used the same playbook to try to remove me from my position as a regent of the University of Texas. Despite the claims against him, the Attorney General will...
Texas Law Commands Respect for Wisdom of Voters
Following a Democrat-led impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate is now slated to take up the matter of whether Paxton should be permanently removed from office. However, since the House’s allegations repeat...
ANALYSIS: Crony Establishment Will Veto Your Vote
Ken Paxton’s most egregious crimes were not those given as excuses for impeachment by 61 Democrats and 60 Republicans in the Texas House. His true, and most inexcusable crime, was to challenge the autocratic rule of the Lone Star State by an unholy alliance of...
One Year Later: A Prosper Mom’s Story
Mother’s Day marked a somber anniversary in Prosper Independent School District. That was the day, one year ago, that one Prosper mom learned school bus driver Frank Paniagua had been sexually molesting her two little daughters—just 5 and 7 years old at the time—for...
Dade Phelan Targets Trump’s Top Lawyer With Illegal Impeachment
Just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan resign from office for being drunk on the job, Phelan’s lieutenants have announced plans to illegally impeach him. On Thursday, General Investigating Committee Chairman Andrew...