Commentary
Y’All Answered: Will Democrats Support Harris?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Gas & Groceries – Taking the Fight to America’s Voters
When Americans must choose between paying the rent or feeding their kids, the country is ready for a new direction.
Y’All Answered: Biden on the Ballot?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
Sticks and Stones
As rejoinders to bullies go, the old rhyme about “sticks and stones” being more physically harmful than words is true on its face, but fails the test of civil engagement for a self-governing people. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!”...
Kecseg: Did Abbott’s ‘Tax Relief’ Reduce School Property Taxes?
Gov. Greg Abbott’s property tax relief plan was largely a failure—unless you consider paying a bigger tax bill “relief.” Texans now have hard data by which they can judge Republican’s so-called “historic” accomplishment of 2019—House Bill 3. Some lawmakers, such as...
Coronavirus Mandate Stories: ‘Isolation Is a Killer as Much as Any Virus’
A mandate issued by Gov. Greg Abbott has kept a West Texas woman from being with her husband for over 136 days. Both are elderly with life-threatening issues, and she hopes to be with him again while they’re still alive. If a recent statewide decision doesn’t allow...
Kathy Ponce: Former Californian Fighting to Keep Texas Red
When conservative activist Kathy Ponce left her native California for Texas, she wasted no time jumping into local politics to make sure the failed policies she fled wouldn’t take hold in her new home. Kathy moved to Maypearl, Texas—a small town in Ellis County, just...
Kecseg: What’s Your Lawmaker’s Pro-Life Plan for 2021?
Texans need to be asking all candidates during election season what reforms they plan on passing in 2021. We should not be satisfied with pats on the head. Politicians always want something from you during election season: your vote, money, time, contacts. They want...
Blain: Black Americans Want Cops in Their Neighborhoods
Did you see the Gallup poll on defunding the police? According to the poll, 81 percent of Black people want police to spend the same amount of time or more in their neighborhoods. We noted this sentiment in an Urban Reform update a few weeks ago. Residents in these...
Evans: An Insider’s Take on Allen’s Latest School Bond Proposal
On July 27, Allen Independent School District’s citizen bond committee presented their final spending recommendations to the board of trustees. The 80-member “Project Kids” committee recommended a bond package of just over $222 million to meet the needs of the...
Pierson: Texas Cities Will Go the Way of Seattle If Biden Wins
Every American city—even in the heart of Texas—would become just like Portland, Minneapolis, and Seattle if Joe Biden wins the presidential election. In Minneapolis, rioters burned down a police station after feckless politicians ordered officers to abandon it. In...
Coronavirus Mandate Stories: ‘Restrictions on Visiting My Husband Are Cruel’
For six long weeks, Rebecca Taylor has had to fight both the hospital and a statewide government mandate in caring for her beloved comatose husband. She’s begged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for help, but in the meantime, other Texans can join her cause. “Hordes of people...