When the debate over school vouchers dominated the Texas Capitol, Texans were told vouchers were the answer to failing schools. We were told they...

In December, a federal judge in the Western District of Texas issued preliminary injunctions blocking enforcement of the Texas App Store Accountability Act, preventing the...

I have struggled to write this column -- not because I don't believe strongly in the subject, but because it's a delicate one, and the last thing I...

James 4: 14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time, and then...

This past weekend, the Texas Republican Party held a meeting that told rural Texans everything we need to know about who's really running things....

Texas has a new endangered species of rural legislators, and it's something that should concern us all. The state faces a water crisis, the loss of...

It's a rare opportunity these days, but occasionally I get alone time with my dad in the cab of his pickup. It happened this weekend as we drove to...

Don't get it wrong, I am a Republican and have been an active member of my party since I was first able to vote. Some may try to call me a RINO --...

How often is some news report you're watching actually a fictionalized reflection of the reporter's warped views? For a long time I assumed that...

As a former state legislator, Chair of the House Public Health Committee, and member of the House Select Committee on Health Care Reform, I witnessed firsthand the impact...

Our newly elected State Representative for District 87, Caroline Fairly of Amarillo interviewed with a local radio station recently on vouchers and said two things that...

I hope you enjoyed the holidays with your family and friends over the last few weeks. My college girl is home in the Panhandle for some quality...

 Last night, for what seemed like hours, I dreamed that I was back in the classroom instructing my students on how to collect data for a Bible history research paper.  No....

ANNOUNCEMENT  I have purchased the interests of F. C. Sumral in the Cooke-Sumral Motor Company and will continue the business as it has been conducted heretofore, in...

R. D. Chamberlain Attends World Series Ball GamesR. D. Chamberlain of Spearman is attending the World Series at Detroit this week. He will visit the fair and then attend...