Texas Press Association

by Gary Borders TxDOT announces $85 billion transportation plan The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted a 10-year statewide roadway construction plan with a record $85 billion price tag, officials announced last week.

Letter to the Editor

✍ Dear Editor, How much did it rain and where? One of the concerns raised at the last Extension ag conference in Perryton was a lack of solid information about rainfall after storms.

Student Loan Debate: ACLU Has Lost Its Way

by Jacob Sullum The American Civil Liberties Union last week applauded President Joe Biden's plan to cancel student loan debt, which it describes as 'a racial justice issue.' That puzzling position encapsulates how far the venerable organization has strayed from the mission reflected in its name.

The Idle American

With each passing year, I am less likely to categorize occurrences as coincidences, happenstances or even “blind hog” luck. Now, it is probable that on significant matters, I’ll classify many of them as divine interventions or acts of God, His angels or others He might designate.

Labor Union Shortage

by John Stossel Monday is Labor Day. Will you celebrate unions? The media does. 'Unions are cool again,' reports CBS News. They suggest unionization is booming. 'Reporters' practically cheered when a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first Starbucks to unionize.

Capital Highlights

by Gary Borders Flooding prompts disaster declaration Heavy rains through Texas last week caused flooding, particularly in the Dallas area, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 23 affected counties.

Letter to the Editor

August 23, 2022 Dear Editor, During the most extreme weather periods, energy is a life-critical resource.

Big Government Biden

by Terence P. Jeffrey In the first 18 full months that Joe Biden has been president -- February 2021 through July 2022 -- the federal government has spent $9,728,646,000,000, according to data published in the Monthly Treasury Statement.

The Idle American

By Dr. Don Newbury “Doting” is an adjective often used to describe grandparents. In the case of Rick and Becky Cadden, however, “pranking” might be a better fit.

Scientific ' Integrity'

by John Stossel 'Trust the science,' say the media. Polls show that fewer Americans do. There's good reason for that. 'They don't trust science because science is increasingly untrustworthy,' says science writer Andrew Follet in my new video.