Recommendations on constitutional amendments

Texas has 14 proposed constitutional amendments on its statewide ballots. These propositions were passed during the 88th Texas Legislature by twothirds of the House and Senate members. Now they go before Texas voters on Nov.

Schumer delivers millions of dollars to cast shade on New York

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York may serve as the Senate majority leader, but the press releases he posts on his official Senate website do not tend to focus on national issues. They focus instead on spending federal money -- in New York.

Support Proposition 9

I have taught at Lampasas High School for many years, loving the students, the school and the community. As a retired teacher, I would like to join with retired teachers of Texas in asking you to vote for Proposition 9, a cost-ofliving raise for retired teachers.

House Republicans must unite to be effective

Even on a good day,” Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) said, “most Americans look at Washington, D.C., and they ask themselves, ‘How did these people make it through the birth canal?’ That’s on a good day.

Julius Malema and the malevolence of Marxism

Over the past few weeks, England’s Daily Mail has published several articles about the growing political unrest in South Africa and the rise of Julius Malema, head of the Economic Freedom Fighters, an expressly “Marxist-Leninist” party calling for “seizure of private property without compensation”...

Why would anyone vote for this?

Acommon theme in political news coverage over the past few years has been how “fractious” and “divisive” politics has become. Newspapers, magazines and social media have countless articles of political disagreements that have torn families apart and destroyed longtime friendships.

These congressional districts all elected Democrats in 2022

Call it the 10% rule: If 10% or more of the workers in a particular congressional district were civilian federal employees in 2022, then that district elected a Democrat to the House of Representatives.

The missed GOP debate opportunity

Wednesday’s second Republican presidential primary debate bore a striking similarity to the first debate one month earlier. Post-debate polls and focus groups indicated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won (albeit in less than knockout fashion), while former U.S.

Fetterman’s slovenliness and the demise of standards

The United States Senate, once known as the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” now permits its members to grace its chamber floor wearing whatever clothes -- no matter how casual or unprofessional -- they happen to fancy on any given day.

Impeachment process in Texas must be changed

After the Texas Senate voted Sept. 16 to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a strong call to his legislative colleagues to consider revisions to the impeachment process. Patrick said he would like to seek a constitutional change during the next session.