Commentary
A Major Win for Trafficking Survivors and a Chance to Do More
The recent signing of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (TSRA) into law by President Donald Trump marks a historic victory for justice and a significant step forward in our national approach to rehabilitation. For too…
Students Used as Collateral in Adult Political Fights
On Friday, Austin ISD officials permitted hundreds of students across 14 campuses to leave school during school hours to participate in anti–Immigration and Customs Enforcement demonstrations around the city. I personally…
This is What Indoctrination—Rather Than Education—Looks Like
The “national shutdown” to get “ICE out of everywhere!” descended on major metropolitan cities last week. In all 50 states, more than 1,000 organizations joined together to engage in 300 “actions” — “this was just the…
Winners & Losers: Homan & Elon Win, Communism Loses
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Texas’ electric grid and the hard work of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to…
Don’t Fence Me In: Lianne’s Story
Family, then finances—and opportunity. Those are what brought Lianne Halpern back to tiny Shamrock, a small, dusty stop on the famous Route 66 in the Texas panhandle. Like generations of Americans before, Lianne and her…
Don’t Fence Me In: Strength and Struggle in Rural Texas
Editor’s Note: This is the first 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…
Texas Local Government Debt Soars to $552 Billion
New data shows a dramatic increase in local government debt last year, which drove property taxes higher and worsened the cost-of-living crisis. According to the Bond Review Board’s latest estimates, the total amount owed by…
Local Debt Soars to $552 Billion
New data shows a dramatic increase in local government debt last year, which drove property taxes higher and worsened the cost-of-living crisis. According to the Bond Review Board’s latest estimates, the total amount owed by…
A Triumph for Civic Renewal at America’s 250th
A Texas program aims to improve civic literacy in underserved communities. At a time when we Americans routinely worry about the health of our civic culture, the U.S. Department of Education has made a notable investment.…
A Decade of Soft Power: How Foreign Adversaries Quietly Entered Texas’s Classrooms
Recent concerns surrounding a planned Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) event have ignited a broader and long-overdue conversation about who—and what—local officials and leaders are allowing into Texas…
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