TEXAS VIEW: Bitcoin wildcatters in West Texas are turning wasted fuel into profit
A 21st century version of Texas wildcatting is happening in the Permian Basin, and a Frisco company is leading the way. Silver Energy has...
TEXAS VIEW: Prisons shouldn’t be torture chambers
Texans will soon be asking ourselves the familiar questions as spring inches toward summer: How long can we put off turning on the air...
TEXAS VIEW: Cowboy hats off to Johnny Lee for doing what he loves
Johnny Lee is called the original Urban Cowboy. And for good reason.
His song “Lookin’ for Love” defines an era when country music expanded in...
TEXAS VIEW: Experts warn mosquito levels to be higher than normal in East Texas
“April showers bring May flowers” is a shorter, trochaic version of “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers,” a proverb first recorded...
TEXAS VIEW: Who will pay for the failures of Texas’ winter storm?
It wasn’t enough for Texans to shiver for days in our heatless houses. It wasn’t enough to miss work for lack of internet. For...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas wisely ends its policy of barring clergy from execution chamber
After two years of barring all spiritual advisers from the state's execution chamber, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has wisely reversed course. On...
TEXAS VIEW: Governor, where is the evidence at Freeman?
Gov. Greg Abbott owes the public either an explanation or an apology about the serious and unfounded allegations of child abuse he made last...
TEXAS VIEW: GOP lawmakers trust you with a gun — but not with the...
Texas Republican lawmakers say we should assume a person walking down the street, gun holstered to hip, is a law-abiding citizen entitled to carry...
TEXAS VIEW: Officials could be trying again to avoid public notice mandate
Texas lawmakers appear ready to make yet another effort to weaken state laws that keep the people informed of what they’re doing and how...
TEXAS VIEW: Who are my parents?
In Texas, this story is all too typical. A child placed in foster care at birth is adopted and embarks on a journey to...