Commentary
Y’All Answered: Biden Gun Grab
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Criminal Election Allegations
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Texas’ Primary Elections Provide Bold School Choice Opportunity
The optimal school choice approach should liberate education from the constraints of the monopoly government school system, draw upon successful market-driven solutions, and offer a simplified education finance system.
May God Save Texas
Saving Texas involves redeeming Texans and Texas institutions, including civil government.
Commentary Archive
Fighting Is What Counts
There was no difference between July 3, 1776, and July 5. By all appearances, the American colonies were no more free, no more independent. The governing structures were not different. So what makes the Fourth of July so special? Consider this. We do not celebrate...
Two Recordings and Some Cocaine
One year ago, I pulled back the cover on the cronyism and corruption that pervades Austin and the highest levels of the Republican Party. In revealing a corrupt offer House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presented to me at a private meeting, I hoped the GOP would clean house –...
Commentary: Texas Supreme Court Ruling is Major Win for Parental Rights
AUSTIN — Just this morning, the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOT) handed down a decision in a landmark court case for parental rights, In re C.J.C. The case sets a major precedent for future parental rights cases that are heard in Texas. A recent review of the last 20...
Commentary: Viral Pandemic Exposed Poor Cash Management in Government
Seven hundred cities cut spending to fill budgetary gaps caused by coronavirus shutdowns; but rather than cut areas of excess, many plan to delay or flat out cut plans for road repairs and critical infrastructure improvements, equipment maintenance and purchases, and...
Commentary: COVID Response in Texas Highlights Vicious War for Medical Freedom
Texans are known for their tenacity and their fiercely independent spirit. We hold in high regard the ideals of personal responsibility, commitment to our families, and a limited government that allows us to live out these ideas without restriction. However, over the...
Commentary: Donald Trump Right to Suspend Guest Worker Visas
The Trump administration announced Monday executive and regulatory action that will suspend guest worker visas through the end of the year and permanently end the exploitation of the H-1B visa system. Together, these actions go further than any administration in...
Commentary: Bryan and College Station, A Tale of Two Cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” At least that’s how I felt watching my local government this month. College Station demonstrated a good start to addressing the virus’ effect on local revenue through budget mitigation strategies that saved the...
Commentary: Stories From the Dark Side of COVID-19
As a leader in a conservative grassroots organization, people often contact me for advice or direction on an issue or concern. It’s one of the rewarding aspects of volunteer activism. Recently, a woman contacted me about the suffering she has observed in nursing homes...
Blog: Stop Making the Same Mistake With the Supreme Court
With the latest string of blows to our liberties by the U.S. Supreme Court, freedom-minded citizens must admit what we’re doing is not working. We need to tell Republicans that giving them the White House and the Senate to appoint judges is not going to cut it...