Investing In Affordable Childcare Is Investing In Our Local Economy: Travis County Can’t Afford...
If we care about our local economy, we need to care about affordable childcare. Inaccessible, unaffordable childcare already costs the Texas economy $9.39 billion...
Governor Abbott & Commissioner Masters Are Legally Abusing Transgender Children and Their Parents
Attorney General Paxton was lawfully requested to issue an opinion as to whether providing medical treatment, physically and/or psychologically, to a minor transgender child...
Trust, But Verify
“Trust, but verify” seems like a contradiction in terms, and especially when readers consider the source of that truism.
I’ve been dismayed by the spin...
I Had A Medical Procedure Called An Abortion. Here’s Why I’m Telling My Story
I had just turned 18 years old and was about to graduate magna cum laude from high school with a full-ride academic scholarship, when...
Opinion: Long-Term Outlook for Texas Economy Positive
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions needed to slow the spread of the virus have caused substantial harm to the economy. Even in the...
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...
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...
Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent
The phrase, originally taken from the opening lines of Shakespeare's play Richard III, now refers to any difficult political situation that occurs during winter....
Godot Is A No-Show
Waiting for the fish to biteOr waiting for wind to fly a kiteOr waiting around for Friday nightOr waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle JakeOr...
Texans in the Black Hats
Almost every news story and op-ed since last week is dissecting the Harris-Trump debate.
The laudatory mentions and the most recent polls make it appear...
