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Blue Ridge Residents Convince City To Pause Muslim-owned Developments
City council tabled a vote on two proposed communities pending a review of annexation agreements with the properties’ owners.
Gun Owners Rally at Texas Capitol
Several state legislators spoke at the rally in support of the Second Amendment.
UNT Students Remove Art Exhibit After Lawmakers Decry Antisemitism
Students took down a controversial art exhibit, but a pro-Palestine lecture is still set to be held despite lawmakers’ calls for its cancelation.
State Representative to Texas Lottery Director: ‘I Want My Money Back’
Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers on the online courier issue and shady jackpot winnings.
The Archive
Blog: Virus Puts Media’s Hatred of President Trump on Full Display
This virus is revealing how much the media hates our president. If you’ve happened upon any of the relentless coverage by the legacy media during the past couple of weeks, you may have made this observation as well. Consider January 31 of this year, when President...
State Leaders Must Start Slashing Spending Now
While the effects of the Chinese coronavirus on physical health and well-being aren't well-known, the economic effects of the preventative measures governments across the globe are taking are already sending shockwaves through our economic system. Right now, service...
Commentary: Policymakers Must Develop a Sustainable Response to the Coronavirus Threat
As America remained effectively shut down for the last week, federal, state, and local officials continued to tighten the vice on workers and businesses almost daily. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he would “applaud” local officials who adopt “shelter-in-place”...
Commentary: No ‘Shelter in Place’ for Tarrant
This is the email I just sent to Tarrant County commissioners. I urge everyone else to write or call and let them know your thoughts on the issue of shelter-in-place orders. Their next meeting is tomorrow at 10 a.m. Dear Judge Whitley and Commissioners, After...
Commentary: Protect Public Health and Our Economy
We cannot long sustain the current lockdowns, much less the increasing restrictions. Our economy must provide goods and services in order for society to function. Gone are the days when we grew our own food and spun our own clothes or produced our own power. I...
Commentary: Coronavirus Unmasks America
The Chinese coronavirus crisis has unmasked much about America in just a few short weeks: the vulnerabilities in our critical supply chains, the burdensome and bureaucratic regulatory regime that stifles our public health response, the selfishness of Millennials and...
2 More Months: Primary Runoff Elections Officially Delayed
While millions of Texans have had much of their lives put on hold due to the response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, so too have a number of political campaigns, as Gov. Greg Abbott has just officially announced that the primary runoff elections—originally...
Building in Vain
Anyone remotely familiar with the New Testament, Roman history, or Middle Eastern archeology will have come across the name “Herod the Great.” A megalomaniacal, murderous ruler, he certainly wasn’t a great man. But he can be remembered for some truly “great”...
Texas’ Top County to Stop Hiding Noncitizen Voter Data
After two years of hiding public voter data, the state’s biggest county will finally disclose records of foreigners illegally voting in Texas elections, ending a court battle initiated by an election integrity group. This week, Harris County settled a lawsuit brought...