Commentary
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.
The Dangerous Truth Behind Senate Bill 30
Under the guise of “civil justice reform,” SB 30 limits the ability of Texans to recover noneconomic damages—the very type of damages victims of so-called “gender-affirming care” most often rely on in court.
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Commentary Archive
Rockwall Mayor’s Response to Citizen Concerns
This commentary is in response to an open letter from Rockwall resident Eric Bott, who expressed concern about school bonds and a tax increase. Eric, I appreciate your passion for your beliefs and the connections you’ve made in online groups. It’s clear from our...
The Raw Truth About Texas Education Accountability
To promote a massive billion-dollar bond and tax increase on the November ballot, Frisco Independent School District is touting higher-than-state-average STAAR scores as a reason to invest in the district. STAAR stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic...
Rockwall Resident Responds to Mayor’s Endorsement of School Bonds and Tax Increase
This is an open letter to Rockwall Mayor Trace Johannesen detailing the community's concerns about the mayor endorsing a double-digit property tax increase and $838 million in tax-funded bonds that Rockwall Independent School District trustees placed on the November...
Y’All Answered: What Should Happen to the Lottery?
While state law requires lottery tickets to be sold only in person, it was revealed last week that the Texas Lottery Commission has allowed retailers to sell "digital" scratch-off games online. Pitched to voters in the early 1990s as a way to fund public education,...
Misleading Statements Abound As Amarillo Considers Further Outlawing Abortion on November 5
This November 5, the citizens of Amarillo (pop. 202,408) are considering an ordinance that would, if passed, further outlaw abortion and declare their city a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” If the ordinance passes, the City of Amarillo will become the 53rd city in...
Y’All Answered: Subsidies for Hollywood?
Members of the Texas Senate heard last week from advocates for expanded subsidies for Hollywood filmmakers. Proponents said Texas needs to offer bigger film subsidies, like Georgia and New Mexico, to attract movie production to the state. Opponents, who were not...
Women’s March Calls for Community Canvas of Amarillo to Defeat Pro-life Ballot Measure
With abortion in Texas being outlawed from the moment of conception, Amarillo has become an abortion trafficking hub connecting abortion-free states like Texas to abortion-access states like New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. After much back and forth attempting to see...
Women’s March: How A National Pro-Abortion Organization Is Targeting Amarillo
For the past few years, the City of Amarillo has been the focus of a national abortion battle that has brought a national pro-abortion organization all the way from the East Coast to the South Plains. But this is not just any pro-abortion organization, this is one of...
Y’All Answered: Golden Parachutes for School Superintendents?
Fort Worth ISD's superintendent will be paid nearly $1 million after one year on the job. Yesterday, we asked readers if these massive "golden parachutes" for public school superintendents benefit students' academic lives. Do you want to participate in our weekly...