Commentary
The Broken Deal on School Choice
Dade Phelan and 23 Republican House members broke faith with Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP. What will the governor do about it?
Analysis: They Had Time
House members now claim they did not have time to pass conservative legislation.
Y’All Answered: Mandating the STAAR?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
House To Abbott: Won’t Pass Choice Without A Payoff
Texas House pushes funding for systems, not students, in a deliberate attack on Greg Abbott’s special session agenda.
Commentary Archive
Blog: Coronavirus Killed the XFL
By now, the effects of the government response to the Chinese coronavirus have touched just about every facet of our lives, from business shutdowns to bans on in-person church services. Even sports, once an entertaining escape from the chaos of everyday life, have...
Commentary: Gov. Abbott is Not Leading
It is time to face the facts: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has not been a leader in the coronavirus crisis. He has relinquished his responsibilities to local governments, and in his own words, acknowledged he is looking to Washington for guidance. This is a very...
Commentary: Amazon Is Not Taking Good Care of the Workers Making Your Life Possible Right Now
Coronavirus is putting America’s biggest businesses to the test. In difficult economic times, many of the country’s biggest corporations are rising to the challenge: Hanes has voluntarily retrofitted its factories to produce surgical masks. Starbucks announced they...
Commentary: Spending Must Slow or This Crisis Will Certainly Lead to Another
The current Texas budget operates on the assumption that oil will be sold in the $50-60+ range per barrel through next year. Today, oil prices are hovering in the mid-20s and even hit a low of $19 per barrel briefly last week. Though there is crossover, the oil and...
Commentary: Big Tech’s Toadying to Chinese Communists Demands Action
As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, China has become infamous for its role in allowing the virus to spread. From misleading the World Health Organization about the virus’s contagious elements, restricting the access of global investigators to infected...
Commentary: Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Socialism in Government
Michael Quinn Sullivan, CEO of Empower Texans, asked a "quirky" question: If you were offered 2 free tickets today to fly anywhere in the United States, would you take them? The caveat, of course, is that you must use them immediately. My answer: I would take the...
Blog: Do Local Bans on In-Person Worship Services ‘Conflict’ With Gov. Abbott’s Orders?
On March 31, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced an executive order requiring all Texans to “minimize in-person contact" through April 30, except to provide or obtain “essential services.” Abbott’s statewide order, which took...
Homeschool Help: New Online Program Gives Parents Free Daily Lesson Plans, Advice
If you’re a parent who’s suddenly become your child’s full-time school teacher, principal, and administrator because of the coronavirus, your SOS has been heard—a free new website has you all covered. In late March, nonprofit Texas Home School Coalition launched...
Two Places, but No Body
Two competing sites in Israel testify to the most pivotal event in human history. These sites vie for recognition as the location where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, died, and was buried. One is the historic Church of the Holy Sepulcher, a shrine of Christianity...