How to Vote
There is a certain irony in the fact that while the Texas Photo Voter ID law is under court challenge by Democrats and the...
Owning Up
I’ll always love my Great Aunt Flossie. As a youngster, rocking on her front porch in Galveston, I sat enthralled, listening to her yarns...
Let’s Call the Whole Thing “Augh”
On a trip to Ireland some years ago, my brother and I checked into a hotel in Galway. The clerk asked for our reservation,...
IffySwift Justice
Oh boy, here we go again. Last month, a kindergartner carried a gun into a Houston elementary school, and it fired when he was...
Guns and America
Here’s an interesting statistic: The second-highest rate of gun ownership in the world is in Yemen, a largely tribal, extremely poor country. The highest...
Moving On
The first-ever female ticket for Texas governor and lieutenant governor — Democratic state Sens. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth and Leticia Van de Putte...
Chilling Effect
As part of his continuing effort to deter women from having abortions, Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston has gotten the Texas Senate...
Hang Time
As far as sports viewing goes, football is best seen on television. Even if you have great seats at midfield, the action is often...
Whistling Dixie
This is a strange time in American history. I don’t recognize us.
And by us, I mean white people. We seethe with hatred. We’re fed...
Goodhair Moves On
Over the 26 years he was Texas agriculture commissioner, John C. White developed a saying: At a political funeral, it’s better to be a...
