Commentary
Y’All Answered: Selling Texas to China?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Texas is Not For Sale
The right to secure land and property leads to increased security, economic prosperity, and independence for American citizens, and our nation’s land should rightfully be owned by its citizens.
Pro-life Advocates Protested GOP’s New Stance on Abortion Outside the RNC
It was the first time in four decades the GOP platform failed to include language supporting federal protection for unborn children.
Y’All Answered: Will Democrats Support Harris?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Dickson: Abilene Council to Vote on Ordinance Outlawing Abortion
On Thursday, April 14, the city council of the City of Abilene, Texas (population 124,407), heard from residents regarding the passage of an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The ordinance, which requires two readings, was on the...
High Taxes Are The Cost Of Betraying Our Heritage
Those who impose taxes are quick to plead righteousness of the levy, as though it were a divine sacrament. We’re told we should feel some sort of patriotic zeal for bearing the burden of a bloated government that far exceeds its constitutional size. When the ruling...
Analysis: Texas House of Groomers?
Battle lines are forming in the Texas Legislature on the state's role in stopping the left-wing indoctrination of children in public schools. While the Texas Senate is forecasted to take a more conservative turn, the House's presumptive leader—Speaker Dade Phelan...
Let Them Whine
When your opponents are complaining about how powerful you are, don’t interrupt them. When the government cronies complain about your ability to frustrate their plans, let them keep talking. You are just doing your job as a citizen. A donor told me he was increasing...
Ammon Blair: Unwavering Warrior
Christian, patriot, Border Patrol agent, Texas military guardsman, volunteer, husband, and father are some of the many titles Ammon Blair wears on a day-to-day basis. In an interview with Texas Scorecard, Ammon’s young daughter could be heard in the background...
It’s All A Joke
Marxism. Socialism. Communism. Progressivism. They are different names and versions of the same sick joke played on mankind for eons. Each of these systems of thought and government, no matter how nobly they might be portrayed or generous they appear, all exist to let...
Dickson: Lindale Becomes 42nd City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
Last week, the city council of Lindale, Texas (pop. 6,730), became the 42nd city in Texas, and the 47th city in the nation, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within city limits. The unanimous 4-0 vote also made Lindale the first city whose council...
Seizing Opportunities… Or Squandering Them
In 9,500 years, will anyone remember the United States? Will the name "Texas" mean anything? As I stood on the upper layer of ruins at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel, I thought a lot about seizing – and squandering – opportunities. Even today, it is easy to understand...
Dickson: Shallowater Becomes 41st City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
The city of Shallowater, Texas (pop. 2,613), has become the 41st city in Texas (and the 45th city in the United States) to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within its city limits. The vote by the Shallowater City Council was a unanimous decision in...