Commentary
Y’All Answered: Modern Patriotic Songs
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Ten Commandments in the Classroom?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Restoring Sanity, Reliability, and Affordability to the Texas Electric Grid
The legislature must let competition work in the Texas electricity market.
Y’All Answered: Democrats Chairing House Committees?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Jill Glover: Advocate for the People
“That’s what matters to me. I desperately want the Republican voters’ voices to be heard in Austin.” As many Texans become more concerned about the direction of the state and nation, they can find a valuable resource and advocate in North Texas activist Jill Glover....
McDonald: The Evil That Lurks on the Texas House’s Fast-Track Calendar
On Friday, the Texas House passed its first “Local and Consent” Calendar of the 87th Legislative Session. While important Republican priorities languish in committee, 52 measures were selected for the House’s fast track, where bills are passed in a matter of moments,...
Don’t Aid The Enemy
It seems there are some conservatives who suffer from an unfortunate desire to be applauded by the left. While it is tiresome to see ostensibly right-thinking men and women prop up leftwing news outlets as guests and commentators, it is downright disgusting when they...
Surrounded by Beauty
It’s not something we generally think about, but Israel rests at roughly the same distance from the equator as Texas. Jerusalem itself is on the 31st northern parallel – in line with the Texas cities of Odessa, Hemphill, Waco, and San Saba. That generally doesn’t mean...
Embracing Our Responsibility
A self-governing people must be eternally vigilant. The first three words of our Constitution make it clear who is supposed to be in charge: “We the people.” Without the citizens taking an active and engaged role in civic life, the notion of self-governance collapses....
Commentary: Texans Can’t Afford Healthcare, Price Transparency Is a Start
Cities across Texas are witnessing some of the country’s fastest growth. Austin has been dubbed an innovation hub and the “new Silicon Valley.” Healthcare innovation is no exception. New business models are rising, hoping to introduce affordability and a...
Francis: A True Texas Grandmother
This week, I found something in the modern equivalent of my dusty attic that reminded me of how important it is to occasionally stop, remember, and focus on the important things in life. I found a digital picture of a handwritten note from a woman who had an enormous,...
Dickson: Latexo Becomes 23rd City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion
UPDATE: House Bill 1515 currently has 52 co-authors. Latexo has become the 23rd city to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The unanimous 4-0 vote took place on Monday, March 15 at Latexo City Hall. The Latexo ordinance states,...
Access for What?
No private sin is quite so publicly ensnaring as the quiet promise of political access. It trips up the most sure-footed activist, and silences even the boldest advocate of liberty. The fourth chapter of Mathew’s Gospel records the specific temptations dangled in...