TEXAS VIEW: Texans are reeling from inflation
If you’ve lived in Texas for a considerable amount of time, you’re likely familiar with the state’s elevator pitch: affordable real estate, business-friendly regulations,...
TEXAS VIEW: No surprises in list of fixes for Texas teacher shortage
Texas officials and lawmakers have known for some time that improving public school education is vital to the health of our younger generations, and...
TEXAS VIEW: Lawmakers should make it easier for college students to vote
State Rep. Carrie Isaac, a Hays County Republican, says her bill to ban polling places at Texas colleges and universities would help protect students...
TEXAS VIEW: Judge’s flag fight comes amid war on LGBTQ rights
The story behind the rainbow flag displayed outside Judge Rosie Speedlin González’s Bexar County Court-at-Law No. 13 courtroom office includes a disturbing chapter that...
TEXAS VIEW: Community mental health centers save lives
Ever since she got out of prison more than two years ago, Vankey Jones has had a rough go of it. She landed in...
TEXAS VIEW: Why should taxpayers bail Paxton out on this screw-up?
We were heartened to see House Speaker Dade Phelan declare that Attorney General Ken Paxton would have to justify to the Legislature why taxpayers...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas child porn crackdown reminds us of horrors that victims face
A law enforcement poster displaying the faces of dozens of child-exploitation suspects nabbed through Operation Janus here in Texas stirs mixed emotions. There is...
TEXAS VIEW: Ken Paxton’s bad behavior continues to cost Texas taxpayers
After agreeing recently to settle a whistleblowers’ lawsuit against him that will likely cost Texas taxpayers $3.3 million, ethically compromised Texas Attorney General Ken...
TEXAS VIEW: All the best arguments for school vouchers — and why they’re wrong
For months, Republican state leaders have broadcast their support for school vouchers. In his State of the State address last Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott...
TEXAS VIEW: 8 billion reasons to legalize gambling and sports betting in Texas
Just about every day of the week, high-stakes Texas gamblers from Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Midland-Odessa and other Texas cities board non-stop flights to...