Opinion: Six Questions Confronting Texas Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
This opinion piece was written by Brandon Rottinghaus, political science professor at the University of Houston.
The spread of COVID-19 and the resulting shelter-in-place orders...
Opinion: Medicaid Expansion Good for Business
Say you were told that every dollar you contribute toward a cause would be matched with $9. Sounds like a pretty good deal, doesn’t...
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...
The Legislature Must Prioritize Texas’s Public Safety Personnel This Session
Texans have always proudly supported law enforcement, but our state’s public safety resourcesare stretched thin and in many ways getting thinner. Texas Department of...
Opinion: Stereotypes Shouldn’t Drive Decisions of COVID-19 Care for the Disabled or Old
As coronavirus cases soar across our region, hospitals taxed to capacity may soon face the unthinkable — deciding who lives and who dies. The...
The Texas Trinity: Collective Middle Men for Trump’s Meddling in Texas
The bang of the gavel on October 19th signaled an end to this horrifying third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature; a Republican...
Why Are We Texans Not Outraged?
Governor Abbott is Immoral, Acting Illegally, and Violating the U.S. ConstitutionState Leaders Praise Him Instead of Impeach Him
On January 5, 2024, Governor Abbott said...
A Four Billion Dollar Illegal Windfall for Energy Producers
Who does not remember the Winter Storm of 2021 when a storm came down from the north with freezing temperatures, ice, hail and snow?...
Opinion: How Conservative Evangelicals Got Where They Are Politically, and What To Do
With many waiting to see if 2020 will be the year Texas turns blue, Republicans — and particularly those connected to the far right...
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, A LEGAL DISASTER
How Is It Legally Possible That Governor Abbott and The Texas Supreme Court Can Knowingly and Intentionally Greatly Enhance the Probability Our Children Will...