Commentary
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.
Y’All Answered: Target the Cartel Leadership?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Trust Not in Princes
Since 1956 the official motto of the United States of America has been “In God We Trust,” and the phrase has appeared on our currency since the mid-1860s. But as a pastor of mine once said, someone can tell us what they believe, but a review of their checkbook or...
West: Amy Coney Barrett is Texas
Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. And although she's not from Texas, Judge Barrett is Texas. It is hard to imagine another state possessing the same grit, determination, and fortitude as Texas. The lores...
Commentary, Federal, Local, State
Schlegel: ‘I Voted for Freedom’
Each of us has a journey and an experience that leads us to this place. Mine started in 2016 when I threw my hat into the political arena. It started with the Texas State Republican Party convention, where my organization attended to share our informed consent...
Rinaldi: The Sinister Effect of the COVID ‘Muzzle’
The two big state Republican governors have taken polar opposite positions on face masks. King Governor Greg Abbott imposed a statewide mask mandate backed by fines against individuals and businesses. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis not only declined to enact a...
Fleming: Grassroots America Opposes Dade Phelan for Speaker and the Backroom Deals to Get Him There
Grassroots America – We the People PAC, the largest all-volunteer constitutional conservative citizens group in Texas, announces its opposition to Dade Phelan for Texas House Speaker. We also strongly oppose the orchestrated secret meeting allegedly taking place this...
Poll: Churchgoing Biden Voters Question the Bible at Alarming Rates
How should “Christians” vote? Many pastors are outspokenly Republican and pro-life, while others encourage their congregants to live out critical race theory in their daily lives. Pastors having political opinions isn’t new, but there seems to be a trend of biblically...
Commentary, Federal, Local, State
Blain: Vote Local to Save Your Nation
The national election and issues surrounding it have dominated traditional media, social media, and seemingly every personal and professional conversation for months. While that’s expected—and candidates spend a lot of money to make it happen—it’s important to...
Election Predictions
As a journalist and political observer, I get variations of this question a lot during the final days of an election: So, who’s going to win? What’s going to happen? It’s predicated on the premise I have access to some inside knowledge of what will be decided. So...
Szwarc: What Is a Republican?
I am probably not alone in feeling disheartened by elected officials who are proving themselves to be politicians rather than public servants who do the right thing by the people who elected them. What does it mean to be a Republican? To Texans—especially in...