The May 21 higher education conference designed for regents appointed to the state’s major university systems explored the rising cost of higher education, the quality of higher education in Texas, and the roles and responsibilities of regents. This publication provides important resource information on each of those areas, as well as the solutions for how to strengthen higher education in Texas.
Family
A Crisis in Dignity
The Texas Attorney General’s Office announced this week that it was intervening in a case involving McKenna West, an Alaskan woman who was paid to carry a child for another couple. The couple commanded her to undergo a late-term abortion after an ultrasound revealed her baby boy, who she calls Gabriel, had a treatable heart condition. McKenna...
August 13, 2026