TEXAS VIEW: Are school closures to blame for big decline in test results?
Amid the usual school supply shopping, classroom decorating and meet the teacher nights, this year’s return to school has been marked by uncertainty and...
TEXAS VIEW: Paxton once again sticks his nose where it doesn’t belong
Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn’t always do right by Texas, but never question his loyalty to one man: Donald Trump.
Paxton showed it again Tuesday,...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas child-abuse investigators’ jobs are hard enough
Texas suffered 235 child-abuse and neglect fatalities in a recent, typical year, according to state statistics. Department of Family and Protective Services workers investigate...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas’ energy future is at risk
Those of us who saw the power go out during the winter storm in 2021, or who worried through rolling blackouts in the record-breaking...
NATIONAL VIEW: Respect for Marriage Act must pass
The American public overwhelmingly supports marriage equality. More than 70 percent believe same-sex marriage should be legal, according to Gallup, and a bipartisan bill...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas is the Oath Keeper capital of America. Now what?
The best illustration of the threat posed by far-right extremist groups such as the Oath Keepers can be found in the 48-page indictment of...
TEXAS VIEW: Clean water shouldn’t be a luxury
Millions of people in this world struggle to access adequate food, shelter and potable water. These are necessities that many of us living in...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas’ cautious approach to marijuana use has been the correct path
A leading medical marijuana retailer just opened its fourth location in Dallas-Fort Worth, evidence of the growth this business is having in the region.
But...
TEXAS VIEW: Arredondo’s firing first step toward accountability
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District trustees finally provided families with some measure of accountability in terminating its police chief, Pete Arredondo, last week.
Arredondo’s flustered...
TEXAS VIEW: Report on Fort Worth’s women’s federal prison is devastating
Every human being should be treated with dignity, whether they’re incarcerated in Fort Worth for a crime or passing through Sundance Square.
Reporter Kaley Johnson’s...