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....
Night Of The Ragers
“Ragers,” rapper Travis Scott calls his passionate, energetic fans. In April the ragers bought all 100,000 tickets to the two days of Astroworld 2021....
Opinion: School During Pandemic Is a Hurricane Texas Failed to Prepare For
If you live on the coast, you are familiar with the hurricane routine. Once the season starts, weather forecasters start getting excited about any...
Will Texas Public Education Survive Greg Abbott?
Texas has a prolonged history with alternatives to public education. In the past, the push toward vouchers was because of racial segregation, but this...
Opinion: Back to School Means Being Afraid of School Shootings Again
My home office is right next to my daughter’s bedroom, so while I work I can often hear the background noise of her remote-matriculating...
Are Vouchers Too Costly For Texas?
During the last session of the Texas Legislature, Governor Greg Abbott promised to veto any school choice bill that did not include an expansive...
How I’m Voting on Those Pesky Propositions
As I said yesterday, Texas' constitution is an antiquated mess, so often the teensiest of problems can't be fixed without a constitutional amendment put...
Change Ahead at the DFPS, But Abbott Maintains Assault on Parents of Transgender Minor...
On Monday, November 28, 2022, Governor Abbott announced that three-year Commissioner Jamie Masters of the Texas Department of Protective Services (DFPS) had been...
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...
Hell Is Empty and All the Devils are Here in Texas
Texas Tribune reports that one hundred plus Texans were pardoned for their role in January 6th insurrection this week.
According to the NPR database, there...
