TEXAS VIEW: Republicans must fix the mail-in voting mess they created
Texas Democrats and civil rights advocates warned that sweeping voter restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled legislature last year would disenfranchise voters. Sadly, the predictions...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas helped pioneer conviction integrity units
The high-profile case and clemency efforts of Melissa Lucio have brought renewed attention to the death penalty in Texas, including from a newly formed...
TEXAS VIEW: In school libraries, school boards should be careful what they wish for
The struggle over what books are on the shelves in school libraries is more smoke than fire.
The reality is that all but a handful...
TEXAS VIEW: There is no need for anyone to silently suffer at the hands...
Sexual assault and child abuse are not easy subjects to talk about but they occur in our community far too often.
Many cases go unreported...
TEXAS VIEW: Red hot housing market driving values skyward
You’ve heard this story before, because we’ve reported this story before, but the taxable values for the county, city, school districts and other entities...
TEXAS VIEW: If Texas can’t fix its foster care system, feds should step in
If Texas won’t fix a child foster care system that remains dangerously broken after two decades of neglect, the federal government should step up...
TEXAS VIEW: Stop Title 42 and start serious border reform
President Joe Biden’s administration hasn’t gotten a handle on the desperate crisis at our southern border any more than the administration of Donald Trump...
TEXAS VIEW: Farmers Branch to become first Texas city to power operations on sunlight
Farmers Branch is set to become the first city in Texas whose operations are powered entirely by solar energy produced within its borders. That...
TEXAS VIEW: Take care of our veterans, pass burn pit legislation
When tragedy strikes, politicians are quick to offer “thoughts and prayers.”
The sentiment — even if heartfelt and genuine — is more expedient and less...
TEXAS VIEW: Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker is talking tough about the Texas GOP
Tarrant County could soon be a major front in the battle for control of the Republican Party.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker’s recent comments about...