Biden’s ‘cage’ for American children

Is it better for a 3-year-old child to spend more time with a government employee or a mother? President Joe Biden is pushing for a federal program to put preschool children in the hands of the former -- theoretically, as a benefit to the latter. What about summer vacations?

President cracks under presser

If Americans were concerned that Joe Biden hadn’t held a press conference, imagine how concerned they must be now that he has. After smashing the 100-year record for radio silence, most people assumed the 78-year-old president would be a little more prepared to meet the press.

America needs a secure border

Noe Victelio Rivera-Batres is a citizen of El Salvador who was convicted of illegally crossing the border into the United States three years ago and then ended up living in Las Vegas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement summarized his story in a press release it put out three weeks ago.

China must come clean on COVID

If a plane goes down, there has to be an investigation. Otherwise, no one would feel safe flying again. But a virus from China has killed 540,000 people in our country so far -- equal to 2,000 jumbo jet crashes -- and the Biden administration is doing nothing to get to the bottom of it.

Optometrists’ training not same as for ophthalmologists

As an eye surgeon and board-certified ophthalmologist in private practice in rural Burnet County, I am alarmed by the rise in scope of practice expansion bills that have been filed in the Legislature this session and the misinformation behind these efforts.

The latest lie: ‘anti-Asian racism’

If you rely on The New York Times, the Democratic Party or CNN -- they are interchangeable -- for your perception of reality, you now believe America is reeling from the latest expression of white supremacy: anti-Asian racism.

Destroying free elections with one bill

On the heels of the Equality Act, which opens the door for religious persecution and damages the right of assembly and free speech, the Democrats with H.R.1 -- also misnamed Bill For the People Act of 2021 -- seek to cement corrupt election practices indefinitely.

Area congressmen oppose efforts to house illegal aliens at Fort Hood

Texas Congressmen Roger Williams (R-District 25) and John Carter (R-District 31) have crafted a letter they signed jointly and sent on March 16 to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon and to Norris Cochran, acting Secretary of Health & Human Services in Washington, D.C.

Civil matters should be resolved through the courts

My mom, who is 87 years old, has lived in her current home on Brown Street since 1967. The fence lines have never changed through the years, and the deed and survey filed at the courthouse will verify they are correct. She has paid taxes on this property for 54 years.

The courthouse

A beautiful old structure that has served the purpose of the people in Lampasas County, Texas well. And now it is time for a new justice building.