Commentary
Ft. Worth ISD’s New Superintendent Scores Big Payday
In October 2025, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath notified Fort Worth ISD (FWISD) trustees and administrators that “chronically low levels of support given to students and very low levels of academic…
TAMU Qatar Isn’t Shutting Down; It’s Being Absorbed Under Qatari Control
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents received widespread attention when it voted in February 2024 to close its Qatar campus. Many viewed it as a decisive stand against foreign influence and national security…
How California ‘Health Charities’ Funnel Money To Karen Bass And Other Democrats
California’s healthcare nonprofits should return to their core missions of healthcare services rather than subsidizing politicians. The left-wing dominance of the Golden State is sustained by a giant pile of cash, much of it…
Iran’s proxy war has crossed oceans and is now knocking on America’s door
The Al-Saadi case shows how Tehran’s proxies exploit cartel corridors, criminal networks, and migration pipelines. Americans still debate Iran through an outdated lens. We speak of war as something that starts with bombs,…
Three key reasons why America cannot afford to lose Taiwan to Communist China
With President Donald Trump’s state visit to China, speculation about the status of Taiwan, the self-governing nation that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims as its own, ran rampant. Many analysts emphasized Taiwan’s…
States Are Not Bystanders in Homeland Defense
Cartels, trafficking networks, and hostile foreign actors do not pause operations based on American election cycles or changes in political leadership. Their operations continue to impact communities along the southern border…
Winners & Losers: Trump’s Endorsements, the Football Boycott & the Autopsy
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. This week, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finally admitted…
For Every Woman Who Locks Her Car Twice
There is a common thread connecting women everywhere. Whether you’re a young professional walking to the subway after work—headphones in, keys clenched between your fingers—or a mother finishing a Target run, buckling your…
Noisy Illiteracy – Texas Public Policy Foundation
Kids can’t read. I’m not kidding, the latest viral story from The New York Times proves this. The possible cause of the national literacy decline: Is it No Child Left Behind? How about increased classroom screen time? Maybe…
Don’t Fence Me In: Water is Crucial to Texas’ Future
Editor’s Note: This is the latest part of a series on rural Texas and the challenges that rural Texans face. Over the next year, the Associated News Service will delve into the issues facing the Lone Star State’s 177 (out of…
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