Opinion: How Many Times Does it Take Before Someone Should be Fired?
This is a question employers grapple with on an almost daily basis.
Weighing whether an employee can be retrained...
TIPRO Response to Reform Austin’s “Texas Oil Industry Not Jumping for Joy Over Biden...
Editor's Note: This op-ed is in response to a story "Texas Oil Industry Not Jumping for Joy Over Biden Presidency" RA News...
Texas: How It Started, How It’s Going
Texas wasn’t always this way; the ground zero of cruelty, disingenuous politispeak, and authoritarianism. Texas wasn’t always the butt of late-night comedians...
Quiet Rage: Protecting Voting Rights for Our Generation
These days, I exist in a quiet rage. Like boiling magma just below the surface of a stoic mountain range, docile but...
Opinion: Gov. Abbott Continues His Unconstitutional Control Over Independent State Officers. Does Anyone Care?
In June of 2016, the Texas Tribune reported that there were 336 state officers who were serving in their offices and exercising...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
A Tribute To A Teacher
My wife Carmen Grider Luke retired from teaching public school this year.
During her career I have watched as the job...
