TEXAS VIEW: Qualified immunity shields injustice
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez is having a powerful session. In holding weekly press conferences with the grieving Uvalde families at the state Capitol, Gutierrez...
TEXAS VIEW: Court ruling puts abuse victims at risk
More than 200 women and men in Texas were killed by their intimate partners in 2021, according to the Texas Council on Family Violence....
TEXAS VIEW: Gov. Abbott’s big DEI mistake
Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that state agencies and universities have gone too far with their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. His solution last...
TEXAS VIEW: Is bill banning Asian landownership about hate — or national security?
In 1920, word spread across South Texas that Japanese businessmen and farmers in California were setting their sights on Texas for “colonization.” The rumor...
TEXAS VIEW: No more moldy bread: Pilot program can improve Texas prison food
Prison conditions in Texas are far from ideal, as it has been well documented. Past reports have described contaminated water, deficient medical care and...
TEXAS VIEW: Voucher plan would decimate public schools
In a session that should be focused on school safety after the Uvalde massacre, teacher pay and retention, and permanent and equitable school funding,...
TEXAS VIEW: Much work left to fix Texas’ foster care failures
A new federal report on Texas’ failing foster care system makes clear the state has a long way to go before Texans can be...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas must end prolonged solitary confinements
On Jan. 10 — the first day of Texas’ legislative session, at least 72 Texas prisoners began a hunger strike against solitary confinement, which...
TEXAS VIEW: Dan Patrick’s tradition busting could turn sour for Texas GOP
In expected hyper-partisan form, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has decided to do away with Democratic Senate committee chairs, leaving just one, the longtime moderate...
TEXAS VIEW: Washington bureaucrats want to kill highway sign joy
Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration released a publication that’s bound to be a bestseller: the 11th edition of the...