Opinion: If I can Manage a Safe Funeral for my Mom, Gov. Abbott Should...
Dear Gov. Greg Abbott,
I write to invite you to the burial of my mother, Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou. She was one of the 525 Dallas...
Richard III, Greg Abbott, and the Habit of Forgetting
“Now is the winter of our discontent…” So spoke Richard III in William Shakespeare’s play; true in 1483 and true now.
Richard III is the...
Five Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Harvey Is Sobering Reminder Of Racial Inequities Even In...
When Hurricane Harvey devastated Harris County in 2017, dozens of Texans died and more than 30,000 were displaced. Because the formula for distributing federal...
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...
Are Private School Vouchers a Threat to Religious and Academic Freedom?
Many of those supporting government funding for private schools, either through vouchers or voucher-like schemes such as Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), at the same...
The Texas Supreme Court Intentionally Ignores The Truth: Allows Governor Abbott To Continue His...
On February 18, 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued opinion KP-0401 holding that Texas’ current child abuse laws prohibited the parents of minor transgender...
Opinion: The Bid for a Fascist Texas is Happening Now
I am fairly certain that the Texas abortion law before the Supreme Court will be struck down. I am equally certain that it will...
10,000 Reasons We Need to Unleash SNAP to Fight the Coronavirus
Last week, the San Antonio Food Bank served a crowd of 10,000 Texans reeling from the economic effects of COVID-19. An aerial photo of...
Opinion: Trump Wants Texas Election Audits. What Would That Cost?
Even by the wretched standards of this never-ending Texas Legislature session, Sen. Bill 47 is a stinker. Call it the Sore Loser Bill: It would allow...
Is It Reckoning Time For Texas Democrats?
In 2024, it will be 30 years since a Democrat was last elected to a statewide office in Texas.
Much has changed during those intervening...
