Commentary
Texas A&M Failed to Report $100 Million in Qatari Funds—By Hiding Behind a Loophole
Texas A&M University has quietly benefited from over $100 million in research funding from Qatar through its Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), without disclosing it as required under federal law. The…
Charlie Kirk Change the World—and Changed Me
I’ll never forget where I was when news broke that Charlie Kirk had been shot. I was in a meeting with a group of colleagues when a peer to my right announced the horrific news. Each of us began to scroll deeper and deeper…
Harris County Strikes Out – Texas Public Policy Foundation
On August 26th, 2025, the Harris County Commissioners’ Court held a public hearing to discuss various agenda items, including one highly questionable expenditure that spurred a great deal of controversy. In fact, the public’s…
A City Official’s Japanese Junket Illustrates the Need for Reform
A new Dallas Morning News investigation uncovered a left-leaning Dallas city councilmember’s taxpayer-funded foreign trip, raising questions over how and why city officials spent public money meant for pandemic relief.…
What is the Full Cost of Bryan ISD’s $397 Million Bond Package?
On August 18th, 2025, Bryan Independent School District (BISD) ordered a bond election to be held on November 5th, 2025, which will leave up to the residents three distinct measures. Those propositions will ask voters to…
How Much Will Groesbeck ISD’s Bond Really Cost?
Groesbeck Independent School District (GISD) is situated in its namesake city, located about 38 miles east of Waco, and on August 12th, 2025, GISD on the uniform state Election Day, November 5th, 2025. At that time, area…
Are Trump and Rubio trying a version of trust but verify with Mexico?
“here’s no other government,” said the United States secretary of State, “that’s cooperating as much with us in the fight against crime as the Government of Mexico.” Issued several days ago from the Palacio Nacional in Mexico…
At Least they Didn’t Fire Mike Gundy for Telling the Truth
Oklahoma State University finally fired football coach Mike Gundy this week after another embarrassing defeat by the University of Tulsa. At least they didn’t fire him for telling the truth. Earlier this season, I attended an…
What is the Full Cost of Friendswood ISD’s $165 Million Bond Package?
Last month, the Friendswood Independent School District (FISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion…
What is the Full Cost of Belton ISD’s $161.8 Million Bond Package?
Last month, the Belton Independent School District (BISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time area voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion…
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