Commentary
Y’All Answered: Should Texas Keep the Death Penalty?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Dust Has Settled in Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass used to be the illegal immigration hub of Texas—now it’s virtually silent.
Y’All Answered: Should Women be Subject to the Draft?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Jewish Voters are Flooding Into the GOP, Now What?
The future of the Republican Party is in fighting antisemitism while maintaining our pro-Israel platform and welcoming these Jewish voters now gravitating to the Grand Old Party.
Commentary Archive
Y’All Answered: Protecting Texas Land From Enemies?
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) wants to ban the governments and citizens of several enemy nations – including Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China – from owning land in Texas. In yesterday’s Texas Minute, we asked readers if they thought her proposal should...
Be Strong; Fear Not
It seems everyone wants to be a victim. Everyone wears weakness as a badge of secular honor, and demand others validate their fears. As the new year bears down on us, may I suggest a different way? Scattered throughout the Old and New testaments of the Bible are...
Y’All Answered: Restrict Drag Shows?
Minors are prohibited by law from entering strip clubs and X-rated movie theaters, whether their parents approve or not. In yesterday’s Texas Minute, we asked if venues that host drag shows be held to the same standard (taxes, safety, age-restrictions, etc.) as other...
Sanctuary Year for the Unborn: 10 Texas Cities Outlawed Abortion in 2022
Since June of 2019, 62 cities in the United States have passed ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. This year alone, 19 cities and one county across the United States have outlawed abortion—10 of those cities are in the Lone Star State. The 10...
The Carol of the Drum
Those who follow me on social media know I prefer the old church hymns to modern “praise” music. You know the kind of hymns: those you’d find in the dusty hymnals in your grandmother’s church as a kid. And that holds especially true for the advent and Christmas...
Y’All Answered: Re-elect Cornyn?
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will not be up for re-election until 2026. We asked if that GOP primary were to be held today, though, where would readers stand on his re-election. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas Minute! Here is a sample...
This Land Is Our Land … Not Communist China’s!
You may have heard the term “Belt and Road Initiative,” but you could be forgiven for not really knowing what it is. That’s by design. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) doesn’t want its intentions to be understood, or its long game will be lost. The Belt and Road...
Odessa Becomes 49th City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
On Tuesday, the city of Odessa (pop. 125,413) became the 49th city in the state of Texas, and the 62nd in America, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. Odessa is the second city in Ector County to have passed an ordinance...
Want Better Candidates? Be Better Voters
There is a lot of finger-pointing nationally about the outcome of the 2022 general election, and rightly so. The economy is in shambles, we’ve dumped a $100 billion this year on a war in eastern Europe without any clear objectives, and parents are horrified to learn...