Commentary
Analysis: To Protect Truckers, Will House Protect Sex Traffickers?
In this analysis of proposed legislation, Anthony Holm looks at the lengths being taken to protect trucking companies from lawsuits.
City of Avinger Outlaws Abortion Trafficking
Avinger has become the 57th Sanctuary City for the Unborn in Texas.
Y’All Answered: Paying Illegals’ Healthcare Tab
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
The Latino Shift: How Pastors and Grassroots Efforts Turned the Tide in Texas
In the 2024 elections, Texas witnessed a remarkable shift among Latino voters, particularly in South Texas and key urban areas like San Antonio and Harris County. This transformation was driven by months of hard work from faith leaders, grassroots organizers, and...
Texas Universities Need to (Strategically) Plan for Success
Texas university systems have adhered to the letter of the state’s ban on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices, statements, and trainings. Among the five largest universities, Texas A&M led the way. UT-Austin belatedly disbanded its DEI offices, after...
Amarillo Becomes First Texas City to Reject a ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance on Ballot
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the voters of Amarillo rejected a Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) ordinance. The ordinance, known on the ballot as Prop A, would have further prohibited abortion and abortion trafficking in the City of Amarillo. A total of 40.54%...
Y’All Answered: Dealing with Illegal Immigration
Over the course of the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump mentioned several ways he planned to attack the problem of illegal immigration. Those include a 25 percent tariff on Mexico, finishing the border wall, and mass deportation. Yesterday, the One Click Survey asked...
Dade the Democrat?
On Election Night, Americans rose up against the radical leftist agenda to push our country down a path to socialism and undermine the very values our nation was founded upon. Yet, there’s one Republican left who still supports the Democrats’ agenda and wants to...
Will Amarillo Become the 70th ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ in the United States?
Election Day has arrived and Amarillo residents are casting their final votes on Proposition A – a Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) Ordinance that would further prohibit abortion and abortion trafficking in the City of Amarillo. If a majority of voters cast...
Y’All Answered: Democrat Slurs
In recent years, the Democrats' leaders have employed a variety of pejoratives with which slur conservative voters. From Obama's "bitter-clingers" to Biden's "garbage," the Democrat politicians have nothing but contempt for Americans supporting Donald Trump....
The Time for Half-Measures is Over: End Property Taxes Now!
For years, our legislators in Austin have promised property tax relief, but they delivered little more than half-measures and assurances for more property tax rate cuts later. Sure, they have increased the homestead exemptions, and exempted retirees, but that doesn’t...
Y’All Answered: Mass Deportations?
Last week, Donald Trump was in Texas addressing the border crisis. He said that, if voters return him to the White House, he would order the "largest mass deportation in history." We asked readers what they thought of that proposal. Do you want to participate in our...