TEXAS VIEW: Direct impact to RGV
By The MonitorIn 2017, President Donald Trump took office and pledged to the American people that U.S. immigration policies would be substantially reformed and...
TEXAS VIEW: Avoiding more administrative missteps
By Austin American-StatesmanThe Texas Education Agency’s abrupt decision to walk away last month from a special education data-mining project — after defending it for...
GUEST VIEW: Trump now wants homeland security to do the dirty work of voter...
By Brian Tashman, Political Researcher and Strategist, American Civil Liberties UnionOn Wednesday night, the White House announced that it would disband the Election “Integrity”...
GUEST VIEW: How the Supreme Court could embolden police to silence free speech
By Jacob J. Hutt, William J. Brennan Fellow ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology ProjectEarlier this year, a photojournalist headed to a Black Lives Matter...
TEXAS VIEW: Know the difference
By The Dallas Morning NewsThe term “fake news,” already embedded in the national psyche of this country, achieved global recognition when the UK-based Collins...
GUEST VIEW: 2018 – Look in the mirror
By Glenn MolletteHow did 2017 go for you? Was it a good year or a not so good year? Regardless of what happened you...
TEXAS VIEW: Trump plays chicken with ‘DREAMer’ lives, futures
By Corpus Christi Caller-TimesFor a self-proclaimed great negotiator, President Trump has staked out a curious position for himself on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Challenges of childhood
Childhood illnesses in the mid-20th Century were rarely treated by physicians who practiced medicine. Instead, mothers practiced home remedies with abandon.Many among us can...
GUEST VIEW: How Republicans made great strides in 2017
By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-TexasBefore the ball drops and college bowl season ends, it’s worth taking stock of the last twelve months in...
TEXAS VIEW: Public’s waning confidence in TEA
By The Houston ChronicleAngry letters to the editor, long lines at public hearings and heartbroken stories of dashed expectations were all signs of a...