Commentary
Will Amarillo Become the 70th ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ in the United States?
Today, Amarillo voters will decide to accept or reject a ballot proposition to further prohibit abortion and abortion trafficking within city limits.
Y’All Answered: Democrat Slurs
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Time for Half-Measures is Over: End Property Taxes Now!
Property taxes are the very antithesis of free market capitalism, pitting property owners against non-property owners.
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Commentary Archive
Doing What Is Right
There is a sense of personal fulfillment that comes from knowing you are trusted to make the right decisions. But being trusted to do the right thing, and actually doing a thing right, are two different things. Which makes the final words of the Book of Judges so...
Anderson: Texas School Districts Must Face Loss of Public Confidence
Belton Independent School District’s conduct ahead of the May 7 bond election are raising concerns of potential electioneering. The scrutiny is another indicator that Texas schools are losing the confidence of parents, taxpayers, and the public at large, yet they seem...
Dickson: Athens Citizens Begin Process to Force Public Vote Outlawing Abortion
On Sunday, residents of the City of Athens (pop. 13,121) began the citizen initiative petition process outlined in their city charter to force a public vote on outlawing abortion within city limits. According to the Athens City Charter, “Any initiated ordinance may be...
Hall: School Safety — For the Preservation of Life, Liberty, and Property
We are all grieving with the families who lost loved ones in the Uvalde shooting. Such horror does not fade overnight. However, as tragic as this incident is, the Legislature has a responsibility to first know all of the facts that contributed to the totality of the...
Failing The Next Generation
In the 1980s, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox parroted the long-standing leftist line that parents shouldn’t be trusted to raise their kids, let alone educate them at home. The Texas judiciary eventually laughed those arguments out of court, but that school of...
Central Texas, Commentary, Local
Reece: Northside ISD Parents Confront School Board Over ‘Antiracism’ Exercise
“There’s no need for raising your voice. You do have a microphone,” said Karen Freeman at a recent meeting of the Northside ISD board of trustees. Some observers understood her statement and tone as condescending and patronizing, totally dismissive of the pain of the...
Dickson: Outlawing Abortion at the Local Level in a Post-Roe Texas
On May 2nd, 2022 a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion was leaked to POLITICO, revealing that the Supreme Court of the United States appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. While the Supreme Court’s official opinion in Dobbs v....
Hall: Time to Reform the Texas Medical Board
While COVID exposed some serious government agency shortcomings, among the most egregious is that of the Texas Medical Board (TMB). The need for significant TMB reform is not new, and it is time to stop kicking this can down the road. It is well past time for the...
What Are We Remembering?
Let’s be honest with each other. The only thing any of us are likely to remember on Memorial Day is where the best mattress sales are happening. And we’ll count ourselves lucky if we remember to take potato salad to neighbor’s cookout. Otherwise, the last weekend in...