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Winners & Losers: Texas Wins Again, Cell Phones Lose in Dallas and Rubio Scores at the Vatican

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. It remains very tense in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Virginia Supreme Court just struck down the Democrat-leaning redistricting map voters approved last month, so we’ll wait to see how that all shakes out.  Meanwhile, here’s who made the list: WINNER: Cell Phone Ban...

TEA Commissioner: Public School Enrollment Continues to Struggle  

On Monday, the House Committee on Public Education held a public hearing to discuss the “State of Education” in Texas, with a particular emphasis on assessing academic outcomes, enrollment trends, and school budgets. Among the many revelations to come to light was that public school enrollment continues to struggle.   According to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath’s invited testimony, public school enrollment decreased in the...

Motherhood Is a Discipline Worth Celebrating

Sometimes I forget how remarkable my mother is. She holds two degrees in different fields, built a successful professional career, and then, by choice, became a homeschool mom to me and my three siblings until we each left for college. Without her attention and dedication, I would not be who I am today. She patiently...