Commentary
Northeast Texans Propose Facility to Handle Illegal Immigration Challenges
No northeast Texas county currently has the facilities to safely accommodate the Trump administration’s deportation effort.
35 Republicans Stood Up Against a Motion to Kill Conservative House Policies
Under the first week of the Burrows regime, in what seems to be the first time ever, the House rules were rammed through without a single amendment being considered.
How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
Without change, the TEC will continue to enforce a two-tiered system of justice—one where the powerful pay pennies, and the powerless pay everything.
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Commentary Archive
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...
Athens Council Rejects Local Abortion Ban; Ordinance Heads to Voters
On Tuesday, August 2, the City of Athens (pop. 13,121) held a special meeting that included a discussion on which path would be taken concerning the Athens Ordinance Outlawing Abortion. The ordinance was placed before the city council as a result of a successful...
Y’All Answered: The Ongoing COVID Emergency In Texas
Texas is still operating under a “state of emergency” regarding the Chinese coronavirus, with Gov. Greg Abbott re-upping his declaration every month since March 13, 2020. In the Texas Minute for Aug. 2, 2022, we asked readers if Gov. Abbott should stop the emergency...
Parents Should Not Be Uninvited Witnesses to Events That Shape Their Children’s Lives
Today, July 26, 2022, many parents showed up to testify before the House Committee on Public Education about what is happening in their schools, and what we see as barriers to parents partnering with schools for the education of their children. Unfortunately, we found...
Our Part In It
For generations we have held this truth to be self-evident: Our rights are granted by God, not by kings or parliaments, presidents or congresses, or even by constitutions or laws. No less certain is this: The same God who gave us those rights intended for us to be...
Jasper Citizen Begins Process to Force Public Vote Outlawing Abortion
With help from a friend who lives outside of the city limits, a City Councilman from Jasper, Texas (pop. 7,714) has begun a citizen initiative petition process outlined in their city charter to force a public vote on an ordinance outlawing abortion in the City of...
Facts of Faith
For far too long, we have allowed the foundation of faith to be relegated only to metaphysical "truth" rather than actual "facts." Indeed, many shy away from talking about the facts of their faith, preferring instead the personally emotive, distinctly modern and...
Y’All Answered: Is Biden Unfit?
In the Texas Minute for Tuesday, July 19, readers were asked about the concerns raised by U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, M.D. (R-Texas) about President Joe Biden’s mental state. We asked if readers thought Joe Biden is mentally fit to continue serving as President of the...