You might think that efforts to ensure children cannot access sexually explicit material would be an issue that unites Texans. But unfortunately, that has not been the case in the state legislature. In 2023, Texas passed House Bill 900 which sought to improve standards, strengthen reviews, and give parents some control over what their children...
Tax cuts are coming for Texas homeowners and businesses. On Thursday, the 89th Texas Legislature put the final touches on its roughly $10 billion tax relief package, sending the last remaining elements to the governor for approval. Assuming a favorable reception, the Legislature’s completed package will include 4 separate pieces of legislation and 3 related...
In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered an infamous decision, Dred Scott v. Sandford. By declaring that Black Americans could never be citizens and stripping Congress of the power to restrict slavery in the territories, Chief Justice Taney both misinterpreted the Constitution and kindled a conflagration. Abraham Lincoln, still years away from the presidency, saw...
Americans are getting back on the road. “I saw in their eyes something I was to see over and over in every part of the nation—a burning desire to go, to move, to get underway…” —John Steinbeck, “Travels with Charley: In Search of America” It was 65 years ago that John Steinbeck loaded up a...
On May 20, President Donald Trump launched the Golden Dome missile defense initiative. I was in college when President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative—initially mocked by its opponents as “Star Wars.” Trump named Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein as the Golden Dome project’s leader, a tell that the system will be primarily space-based. Technology in two areas...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Texas lawmakers, who make just $7,200 a year, will be working over Memorial Day weekend to finish up the current session, but their counterparts in Congress, who make $174,000 annually, are off...
This morning, by the slimmest of margins, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes funding for several key items of President Trump’s agenda. It includes billions of dollars for border security, aggressive deportation efforts, and other national security priorities. States like Texas will receive $12 billion for their...
Your child can access pornographic materials through their public school’s library. Let that fact sink in. Your child can access pornographic materials through their public school’s library. That is the reality for too many parents across the state of Texas. When an advocate attempted to read a passage from Sarah J. Maas, a popular writer of...
Across Texas, a concerning trend is emerging: local governments are rewriting critical rules on vital topics like crime, elections, and basic governance to serve their political agendas rather than the public interest. From progressive prosecutors ignoring the Penal Code to city councils experimenting with ranked-choice voting schemes, local government activism is creating confusion and inconsistency...
In 1790, George Washington wrote to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, to present his vision for America as a country where “bigotry finds no sanction” and “persecution no assistance.” He celebrated a nation where all citizens, including the “Children of the Stock of Abraham,” could dwell securely under their own “vine and fig tree,” free...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. The clock struck midnight on Thursday and put the dream-killing Deadline Day in the Texas House behind us. Now, we have 17 days to go in the legislative session. But that’s just...
Our health is being held hostage by high drug prices. We’ve all heard stories of people who’ve died because they can’t afford life-saving medication—stories like that of Cole Schmidtknecht, who couldn’t afford his asthma inhaler. Despite advancements in drug manufacturing, drug prices go up—and up, and up. President Trump highlighted how complex and convoluted the...