Commentary
Vote Yes on Prop 7 on the March 5 Republican Ballot
Proposition 7 reads: “The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.”
John Cornyn: “Target Tehran”
Beware of Texans in D.C. promoting foreign entanglements.
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The Image of God
Sin blinds us to many things, but perhaps most especially the truth of who we are.
Statements by State Sen. Sparks and State Rep. Smithee on Anti-Abortion Ordinance Spark Responses
State officials’ skeptical comments on Amarillo’s proposed Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance, prohibiting abortion and abortion trafficking, have drawn criticism from constituents across their districts.
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Y’All Answered: Trust The FBI?
Over the last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has seen its reputation under fire following the raid of President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-A-Lago. We asked Texas Minute readers if they trusted the agency. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys?...
Christians in America Are Under Attack
When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is with you. – Deuteronomy 20:1 Christians’ ability to speak and live out the Word of God is under assault...
Winning the Future of Texas
On August 8, 2022, the eyes of even apolitical Americans were opened to the possibility that not only is our federal government not working for us, it is absolutely working against our Republic and even will target you and me as its enemies. Many of us have long felt...
Keep Texas Universities Texan, Not Communist
While the Cold War ended over 30 years ago and the world rejoiced, communism still lurks in plain sight. China is the last openly major communist country on the planet. While many Texans became very rich in business dealings with the communist Chinese, the country’s...
Who Are You?
In politics, you get a lot of blowhards who demand an answer to variations of, “Do you know who I am?” In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Who do you say I am?” But in life, most of us spend an inordinate amount of time just trying to figure out who we...
School Districts Still Haven’t Solved Library Book Problem
Some friends and I spent the better part of a year investigating the contents of our local public school libraries and were shocked at what we found (detailed on The Blue Shark Show, a local government watchdog podcast). Since last year, we discovered novels about...
An Open Letter to Matthew McConaughey
Mr. McConaughey: You have toyed with the idea of running for governor of Texas. I’m not sure that should be an entry-level position in government, but I wanted to offer my advice. If you want to be governor, or if you want to participate in policy discussions, I...
Y’All Answered: Pick-A-Governor
With college football just around the corner, we asked readers in the August 9, 2022, Texas Minute to engage in some “fantasy governing.” Who would they recruit to be the governor of Texas? Their choices were Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis, Kari Lake, and (for fun) Robert...
Stop Lying Around
Scripture is full of paralyzed and lame individuals being healed, but one story has always stood out for me. That is because it seems so cruel. On the surface, what Jesus said to a lame man lying near the Bethesda pool in Jerusalem was mean. “Do you want to be...