TEXAS VIEW: Local hospitals point way for society in Pandemic 2.0
Americans are coming to grips with sobering public health realities: The mutation and spread of SARS-CoV-2 again imperils the way we live. Many justifiably...
TEXAS VIEW: Be brave, gov; do right thing to stop surge
Communities across Texas and much of the United States are grappling with the latest spike in COVID-19. Too many of us let our guards...
TEXAS VIEW: We froze and Abbott got paid
Unless your stocking caps and heavy coats are stored somewhere you can see them regularly, you may find it hard to recall that less...
TEXAS VIEW: Our conference realignment wish list
If you take a step back, the impending NCAA conference realignment makes sense. Texas and Oklahoma are tired of hearing about the Southeastern Conference...
TEXAS VIEW: Though it has gotten hot, let’s not forget our winter woes
When it’s 100 degrees outside, it’s hard to talk about winter storms. Just like it was hard to imagine it being 100 degrees in...
TEXAS VIEW: Masks and migrants aren’t the enemy, COVID-19 is
You can’t win a war when you’re fighting the wrong enemy. But that is what Gov. Greg Abbott is doing as COVID-19 sends an...
TEXAS VIEW: ‘Dreamers’ ruling shows need for broad reform
For most Americans, the back-and-forth legal battle over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that provided temporary peace of mind for the so-called...
TEXAS VIEW: Community should look beyond STAAR scores
As a community, we should look beyond state test scores and instead look at what they mean.
The Texas Education Agency released this year’s State...
TEXAS VIEW: State leaders join bullying of trans kids
When considering who should be off-limits from harm done by lawmakers, children should rise to the top of the list, yet Gov. Greg Abbott...
TEXAS VIEW: Abbott shouldn’t penalize renewable power providers
Southeast Texans would never ignore the plight of other residents in this state, but it’s times like this that we are grateful we are...