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Y’All Answered: On the Courts Blocking Texas’ Border Law
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Defund Woke Schools?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Abbott on Phelan?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Amarillo by Morning: Abortion Clinic “Waste” Hauled into Texas City for Disposal
Texas’ anti-abortion laws do not address the disposal of the remains of an unborn child killed by an elective abortion outside the State of Texas at a waste management facility inside the State of Texas.
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Commentary: Surrendering Freedom Is Not the Cure for Coronavirus
My three amazing teenagers, unique from each other in many ways, are all worthy of love, health, happiness, and the same freedoms and liberties. My healthy teenagers are no less worthy than their special-needs sister. Yet, here I see a lot of well-intended individuals...
Fishers of Men
There’s a big difference between “ships” and “boats.” I learned that as a teenager, when a gentleman asked me why I wasn’t interested in joining the Navy. I told him I couldn’t imagine being stranded for six months on a boat. He was a retired rear admiral, who – I...
Commentary: God and Fear of the Coronavirus
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his inauguration address in 1933. Fear is the singular greatest barrier we must overcome to thrive and rise to fulfill God’s vision for our life. However, fear also serves a crucial...
Dawn at the Alamo: Who Will Answer the Call?
“I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls — I shall never surrender or retreat.” Lt. Col. William Barret Travis, commander of a small band of Texian defenders at the Alamo, wrote a fateful cry for help as he and...
Commentary: Price Gouging Laws Hurt the Vulnerable
In response to rising prices of cleaning supplies and toilet paper caused by the coronavirus fears, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a joint statement that “Price-gouging is un-Texan and will not be tolerated in our state,” and that they “will...
Blog: Bonnen’s New Statement, Same Old Deceit
Outgoing House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Lake Jackson) is trying to rehabilitate his image after spending the summer lying to his colleagues and the public about his unethical activities. In an op-ed in his hometown newspaper, Bonnen whines at being called out for his...
Commentary: Who Will Be Voting in Texas’ Primary Runoffs?
The million-dollar question, who is going to vote in the 2020 Republican Primary Runoff? In order to get the heart of this question, we at Campaign Engineering Strategies (CES) looked back over the last four primaries and primary runoffs from 2018, 2016, 2014, and...
Blog: Democrats Suppressed Themselves
As predicted by many observers, Harris County’s primary elections were a mess—marked by long lines until well after midnight. And so, predictably, Democrats are crying about “voter suppression” in Harris County. These claims should be roundly mocked, because Harris...
Commentary: Party Platforms Empower Everyday Texans
When I was a reporter at the Capitol, 90 percent of the people who attended legislative committee hearings were paid to be there. That’s not a criticism of the many lobbyists, legislative, and agency staff members who attend hearings and play a valuable role in the...