A ‘Word in Wood’ Testimony

Not until his later years did Rev. Jerry Neill have the time needed to hone his woodcarving skills, but when he did, he was relentless, turning out small art objects that soon cluttered his workshop.

Black Guns Matter

We know about Black Lives Matter. My new video is about a group called Black Guns Matter.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Patrick lays out legislative priorities Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlined his goals for the upcoming legislative session, calling them “general concepts,” according to the Austin American-Statesman.

OnYour Payroll

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Changes urged in funding community colleges A report submitted to state leaders ahead of the 88th legislative session’s opening in January urges lawmakers to develop “an innovative new model” to fund community colleges.

California's COVID- 19 ' Misinformation' Law

by Jacob Sullum The New Civil Liberties Alliance, which Columbia University legal scholar Philip Hamburger founded in 2017, cheekily describes itself as 'a civil libertarian alternative to the ACLU that actually cares about the rights in the Constitution.

California's Vaping Flavor Ban Could Be Lethal:

By Making E- Cigarettes Less Appealing, It Will Discourage Smokers From Switching to a Much Less Hazardous Nicotine Habit BY JACOB SULLUM The campaign for Proposition 31, a ballot initiative that Californians approved by a wide margin last week, urged voters to 'protect kids from candy-flavored...

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Legislators begin filing bills ahead of session Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Monday, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.

Magic Cars

Politicians praise electric cars. If everyone buys them, they say, solar and wind power will replace our need for oil. But that's absurd. Here is the rest of my list of 'inconvenient facts' about electric cars. 'The future of the auto industry is electric,' says President Joe Biden.

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Turnout drops in recent election Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. Republican candidates continued to hold a hammerlock on statewide positions, with incumbent Gov.