Commentary
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.
Y’All Answered: Will Phelan Clinch the GOP Nomination for Speaker?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Who Won the Debate?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
We Are Taking This Vote to the Floor
In 2017, I was one of five state representatives who participated in writing a rule that established a process for the Texas Republican Caucus to select the speaker of the House prior to the first day of session. This was an effort led by conservatives in order to end...
Texas First!
One of my favorite Internet GIFs depicts Charlie Brown charging towards a football, but as he is about to kick it, Lucy pulls the ball away. Charlie Brown clearly never absorbed the maxim “fool me twice, shame on me.” Similarly, Texas conservatives have for years been...
Abilene, Athens, Plainview, and San Angelo Pass Local Abortion Bans
On November 8, citizens in Abilene (pop.124,407), Athens (pop. 13,121), Plainview (pop. 22,343), and San Angelo (pop. 101,612) cast their final votes on local abortion bans placed on their ballot through the citizen initiative petition process allowed for by their...
Always With The Accountability
No one likes to talk about “accountability.” It’s become kind of a dirty word. We like being given credit, and we can stomach a “friendly criticism.” Most people, though, rebel against accountability – personally and professionally. You know where this is going. And,...
UNT Is Programming the Next Wave of Woke Educators
There is a decent chance that anyone graduating college with an education degree these days has been indoctrinated as a leftist. But as per usual at the University of North Texas, this has been taken to the extreme. UNT currently offers a pre-kindergarten program...
Harris County’s Election Administration Meltdown
Felicia Cravens is a frontline election worker with more than 20 years of experience serving voters at the polls in Harris County. So, how about that Harris County Election Administration meltdown, eh? I've tweeted about the failures of this office all year. You can...
Y’All Answered: How Did Your Neighbors Vote?
We asked readers how they thought their neighbors voted in the election. Do you want to participate in our weekly surveys? Subscribe to the Texas Minute! Here is a sample of the responses we received. “Whatever the outcome of the election, we need to remember that...
Misinformation Abounds As 4 Cities Consider Outlawing Abortion on November 8
This November 8, citizens in four cities in Texas are considering ordinances that would, if passed, consider their them “sanctuary cities for the unborn.” Those four cities are Abilene (pop. 124,407), Athens (pop. 13,121), Plainview (pop. 22,343), and San Angelo (pop....
Don’t Be Distracted
Our republic wasn’t designed for the convenience of a special elite. While we’ve been conditioned to think of it today as a vaguely uplifting political poetry, our Founding Fathers began the U.S. Constitution with three purposeful words: “We the people.” The people...