Commentary
Amarillo City Council Receives ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Initiative Petition Signatures; Mayor Entertains Alternative Ordinance
The Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance, if not passed by the City Council, could go before voters in the November 2024 election.
Y’All Answered: Put WHO In Charge?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
This Memorial Day
Never forget that we remain the home of the free because of their bravery and sacrifice.
City of Clarendon Rejects Ordinance Outlawing Abortion and Abortion Trafficking
The outcome of the unanimous 3-0 vote against the ordinance was a surprise to many.
Commentary Archive
Waller: Texas Blackouts Highlight Costs of Ignoring Resilience
Millions of residents of Texas and bordering states—and even parts of Mexico—are without power this week, facing freezing, life-threatening temperatures. This should be a wake-up call for the nation that “all-hazards resilience” must become a top priority for owners,...
Montoya: Thank You, Rush Limbaugh
A giant of liberty who inspired many citizens to hold their government accountable died on Wednesday. It’s hard to picture a world before Rush Limbaugh, but back in the day, our own government engaged in a pre-emptive cancel culture when the “fairness doctrine”...
Hall: Sustaining Economic Prosperity Through Resilient Energy Communities
I wrote this op-ed two years ago. It was incredibly important at the time and is even more relevant today. The Resilient Communities program, which will protect our electrical grid from natural and man-made threats (EMP/GMD/cyber/physical) is by far the single best...
Dickson: City of Goldsmith Outlaws Abortion
Goldsmith, located about 20 miles northwest of Odessa in Ector County, has become the 19th city in the nation to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The vote at Goldsmith City Hall was unanimous. The Goldsmith Ordinance defines...
Peacock: Texans’ Liberty is at Risk Through Corporate Cronyism
Economic development means a lot of things to different people. One fairly common definition comes from the International Economic Development Council: “Typically economic development can be described in terms of objectives. These are most commonly described as the...
Francis: Context Matters
As is typical for the first few months after a national election, there is a hue and cry about the amount of money spent on elections in the United States. The talking heads look on with grimaces as they emphasize the “enormous” amount of money—close to $14...
Wilson: Save the Culture, Save Liberty
The world has changed tremendously since I was a child. I remember hearing my parents bemoaning the future that I would one day live in; now that day is here, and I find myself asking the same questions about the world my daughter will live in. If ideas fall along a...
Challenging the Legion
When reading the four New Testament accounts of Jesus, one occasionally comes across the phrase “the other side.” This isn’t some mystical reference; it turns out “the other side” is simply the other side of the Sea of Galilee. This is where one of the most subversive...
West: Supreme Court Watch, Second Amendment (Again)
What limits—if any—should the government place on our Second Amendment rights? Currently, federal law mandates that persons convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year—typically felony offenses—automatically lose their right to own or...