Gerrymandering I have heard a lot about gerrymandering in the news, with regard to the Texas Democrats that fled the state to avoid a quorum and prevent any decision on redistricting. Democrats claim that redistricting will end Democracy if this is allowed to happen. Actually, gerrymandering has bee...

With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a second special session that has already convened. House Democrats indicated they will likely return ...

Does redistricting count as ‘extraordinary’ threat to the Texas public? No. The Texas Constitution states that special legislative sessions are to be called by the governor on extraordinary occasions. It seems as though Gov. Greg Abbott has been using these ad hoc meetings as a way to govern rather ...

End of an era In 1957, my mom and dad purchased a home three blocks behind Fredericksburg Junior High School and Fredericksburg High School so that th...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and ...

Texas Type Welcome to adulthood, lad. It’s both great and terrible. “Adulting” is a phrase conjured up by college kids transitioning into the workforc...