TEXAS VIEW: Only authentic artifacts to remember the Alamo
Immortalized by a battle, the Alamo is destined to always be a site of contention. Sitting on the eastern edge of downtown San Antonio,...
TEXAS VIEW: Public health becomes an afterthought in ‘vaccine passports’ ban
As he dropped the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 restrictions in March, Gov. Greg Abbott emphasized that business owners could still set their...
TEXAS VIEW: Official Handgun? Texas adopts historic revolver as its own
The Lone Star State takes pride in its heritage. And a lot of that is wrapped up in the cowboy culture of the Old...
TEXAS VIEW: Abbott should not endanger children by refusing shelter
Gov. Greg Abbott last Monday issued a state of emergency along the border relative to the “ongoing surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico...
TEXAS VIEW: So now a governor who disagrees with lawmakers can defund them?
No doubt tempers were running high. Republicans were furious that Democrats killed a controversial voting restrictions bill by walking out of the Capitol in...
TEXAS VIEW: Failure to lead: The 2021 Texas Legislature in a nutshell
If there were any legislative session when Texas lawmakers eschewed politics for serious policy, when class clowns got serious about life-or-death issues, when personal...
TEXAS VIEW: Lawmakers threaten 50 years of compromise by seeking to erode Roe v....
Given all the effort lawmakers in Texas and other red states are pouring into making abortion illegal, you’d never know that the procedure, legal...
TEXAS VIEW: Governor Matthew? Actor said to be serious about running in Texas
Texas-born actor Matthew McConaughey running for governor of the Lone Star State?
The Oscar-winning actor is reportedly making calls to wealthy moderate Republicans around the...
TEXAS VIEW: Want more Texans back at work? Help them get child care
Chuck Cohn sees both ends of the problem at his South Austin child care center. Parents need to line up child care so they...
TEXAS VIEW: Unmasking Texas, for better or worse
Last Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that cities, counties and schools no longer can require face masks to be worn, starting June 4.
Locally, that...