Commentary

Northeast Texans Propose Facility to Handle Illegal Immigration Challenges
No northeast Texas county currently has the facilities to safely accommodate the Trump administration’s deportation effort.

35 Republicans Stood Up Against a Motion to Kill Conservative House Policies
Under the first week of the Burrows regime, in what seems to be the first time ever, the House rules were rammed through without a single amendment being considered.

How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
Without change, the TEC will continue to enforce a two-tiered system of justice—one where the powerful pay pennies, and the powerless pay everything.

What Did Texans Go to Austin on January 14 To See?
They witnessed one of our lawmakers make it clear to all that he would effectively say to God, the Supreme Lawmaker of the Universe, “God, you got it all wrong regarding marriage.”
Commentary Archive
Fighting for Texas Farmland: The Battle at Muleshoe
Our nation’s agriculture industry is under siege, and the alarm bells are ringing loud and clear in the Texas Panhandle. The federal government is at it again, pushing for another major land grab at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. While the feds like to dress...
Y’All Answered: Selling Texas to China?
Hostile foreign governments, especially the Chinese Communist Party, have stepped up efforts to buy land in Texas and around the nation. Experts have pointed to the security and economic threats posed by allowing those sales to take place. Others, like the Texas Farm...
Texas is Not For Sale
It is unconscionable that any land in Texas, including strategic assets, would be sold to foreign entities of any nation listed on the Annual Threat Assessments of the U.S. Intelligence Community. In Senate District 1, 97% of Texas Republicans agree with that...
Pro-life Advocates Protested GOP’s New Stance on Abortion Outside the RNC
Last week, the Republican National Convention adopted a new Republican Party Platform in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While the platform has received praise from some, many pro-life leaders have called the platform’s changes on abortion to be a major step backward. Under a...
Y’All Answered: Will Democrats Support Harris?
Democrat powerbrokers refused to allow any challenge to Joe Biden for their party's nomination this year. Now that the country has seen his cognitive and physical frailty on display, the party elite pushed him out of the race yesterday in a move fraught with political...
Gas & Groceries – Taking the Fight to America’s Voters
The stakes of this election are clear. We experience them every time we fill our tank or buy groceries. During Donald Trump’s term, the year-over-year inflation rate was 2% and paychecks were growing faster than inflation. Americans were getting richer. Under Biden,...
Y’All Answered: Biden on the Ballot?
After trying unsuccessfully to kick Donald Trump off the ballot, Democrats—now worried Americans might think their candidate isn't mentally fit—are calling for Joe Biden to be taken off the ticket. Yesterday, we asked readers if they thought Joe Biden would still be...
Remembering Rene Poe: A Lifetime of Dedication
Beloved wife, mother, and conservative leader Rene Poe passed into the arms of Jesus on June 27 at the age of 86. Born Bessie Irene Nicholson, Rene lived the last 30 years of her life in Granbury, Texas with her husband Don Poe, who shared the news of Rene’s passing...
Amarillo City Council Rejects ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Ordinance; Initiating Committee Votes to Send Ordinance to November Ballot
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley and the Amarillo City Council voted to reject an amended Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) ordinance in a 4 to 1 vote, with only Councilman Don Tipps voting in favor of adopting the amended ordinance....