Opinion

State turning children into rats To the Editor, Senator Creighton called me a liar on the Senate floor, me and all the Texans who are screaming that ESA’s will destroy public education in Texas, that billionaires are financing this push, and that the ultimate goal is to privatize the education system; he claims we are creating a narrative. The thing is, that is literally what Jeff Yass has said his plan is, which is to create a free-market so that failing government schools close.

My father and my niece have a wonderful tradition. Born just 69 years and one week apart, they have celebrated their birthdays together for as long as my niece has had a birthday.

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867. The man was a Radical Republican (like being a “woke” progressive today), and Democrat Bates was growing hot around the collar.

A legal Act introduced to Congress in 2023, The Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, aims to provide funding totaling $500 million to farmers affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Nevertheless, to date, the extent of the contamination across the country is not yet known, and this bill has not yet made it past Congress.

Yesterday, I got to talk with an old friend. I used to see Cheryl almost every day.

Romantic relationships are complex and transformative. They offer profound joy but can pose significant challenges. It can be particularly difficult for someone newly sober and in recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction.

Earlier this week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he expects $194.6 billion of state revenue to be available for general-purpose spending in the fiscal 2026-27 biennium. This biennial revenue estimate is an important step in the continuous two-year state budget process and gives initial funding parameters to House and Senate budget writers for the legislative session now underway.

Millions watched President Trump deliver his second inaugural address last week. Over the years, some of those speeches contained memorable lines; others were immediately forgotten. Below are some phrases from inaugural addresses.

How many people have been president of the United States? History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president but aren’t considered presidents of the United States.