Opinion: Why This ‘Gun-Totin’ Texas Republican is Voting for Biden
In a year that has been full of surprises, this might be one of the biggest: Texas is a battleground state in the 2020...
Opinion: In 2020, Year of the Nurse, We Must Fix Texas’ Nursing Shortage
The philosopher Joseph Campbell said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” COVID-19 has shown...
Opinion: Feds and Texas in Medicaid Game of Chicken
In what is an escalating game of chicken, the federal government has decided to end Texas’ 1115 Waiver in the Medicaid program.
When the Affordable...
Opinion: Protecting the Right to Vote More Important Than Ever Before
For the greater part of 2020, the public health emergency brought on by the onset of a novel coronavirus has caused an array of...
All Navy Veterans Should Be Aware Of Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos exposure continues to be a pressing concern for Navy veterans who served on ships built from the 1930s to the early 1980s. Asbestos,...
The Republican War on Voting in Texas
Under the guise of “election integrity,” Texas Republican leadership has systematically attacked voting access and turnout in the state.
It bears repeating: there was no...
Abbott Disgracefully Buses More Asylum Seekers To D.C. Neighborhood In Dark Of Night
In a pre-dawn political stunt, Gov. Greg Abbott once again ordered two buses of asylum seekers at Texas taxpayer expense, this time to a...
Texas knew a pandemic was coming. We had a plan. But then the Legislature...
Every now and then, the state of Texas almost — almost — does the right thing.
Back in 2014, after the Ebola epidemic, the Texas Senate...
Austin’s Geothermal Opportunity: Clean Energy Leadership Meets Job Creation
If you had the opportunity to be at the forefront of energy innovation, would you take it? I've been a union electrician for 10...
Worst Person In The World
About 20 years ago, there was a program entitled ”Countdown” with Keith Olbermann which featured an ending segment, “Worst Person In the World”.
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