U.S. Sen. John Cornyn knows the urgency of this situation, and he knows the contributions Dreamers can make to our country if Congress gives them the chance. He’s acknowledged the only path forward is a narrow bill. That’s now been offered.
Climate change is intensifying drought around the world, and South Africa has pushed for strong international action on climate change. Cape Town has even been a global leader in water conservation. But there’s one piece that frequently seems to be left out of the country’s water conversation: energy.
Deaths tied to prescription painkillers have started to decline in the state, but heroin overdoses and overall opioid-related fatalities are up. About 80 percent of heroin users report a history of having used prescription painkillers. And fentanyl is now entering the country illegally along with even more potent opioids.
The state’s long-term water plan formally recognizes that meeting future water needs will require the “voluntary redistribution” of water rights; in other words, trade. Yet current water regulations can make it difficult to transfer ownership of water even when there is a willing buyer and seller.
How can Texans succeed in today's challenging economy? The answer is flexible education options. Pearson is partnering with local Texas businesses to create flexible learning pathways for employees.
Businesses need to play an active role in voting if we expect to grow our private-sector success. The 2019 session will face serious challenges. Texans need to take a lesson from the lost opportunity of last year’s legislative session and focus on the challenges facing our state and solutions to benefits the lives of our residents.
We need to demand transparency from our judges instead of accepting the grueling process of requesting their court records. And, most importantly, we need to turn up the turnout at the voting booths on March 6 and in the May runoffs. Otherwise, sexual assault victims will keep enduring rape kit procedures and police investigations only to hear in the end that their rapists have won.
I am a progressive Texan residing in a very red county in a very red state. Over the past ten years of living in Sherman, I have learned to hold my tongue in order to keep the peace. Damaging my relationships with friends, colleagues and neighbors, as well as concerns about my professional reputation in a small community once kept me from speaking my mind about the social and political issues that matter most to me.
Many kids in state-run facilities are high-risk, high-need and require secure confinement for public safety reasons. They need to be held accountable for their actions, and secure, residential placement will always remain an important component of the juvenile justice system. But the state facilities are not the only means of simultaneously providing secure confinement for juvenile offenders and maintaining public safety.
Texas A&M University is dedicated to transformational learning through innovative solutions, and that starts with the youngest among us.
Classical conservatism and liberalism need one another. Without the freedom to do what is right (and wrong), there is nothing to conserve. Without virtue and a common commitment to order, freedom is quickly lost. However, hubris is the downfall of both conservatives and liberals. Hubris makes it is easy to forget our own depravity and idolize power in our own hands, but hard not to stop it in others.
When state lawmakers are ready to do something about high property taxes, they will invest more state funds in our public schools. In 2006, the state put more money into public education, and school taxes actually dropped.
Our democracy can only survive if citizens are engaged in the process. Our public education system lays that important foundation. Attempts to disregard that solemn responsibility are a threat to our democracy and to the future of today’s students who will be tomorrow’s leaders.
Accessing emergency contraceptives is still a confusing and distressing process for many students, and its importance at critical moments makes expanding access and increasing privacy prudent. Thankfully, there is simple solution that UT can implement: access to EC through vending machine sales.
As a long-time supporter of women’s rights, I strongly support Andrew White to be our next governor. He will work to create opportunities for all Texans by focusing on common-sense ideas. This includes repairing the damage Republicans have done to women’s healthcare access.
I have been a lifelong Democrat because I believe in our party’s commitment to equity and justice. I’ve never cast my ballot for an anti-choice candidate, and I’ve certainly never cast my ballot for a candidate as disingenuous as Andrew White.
The Texas Constitution requires the Legislature, not school districts, to “make suitable provision” for public free schools. One option is for sales taxes to fund public education and for Texans to receive substantial and lasting relief from high property taxes.
Whether we are teachers, students, parents or taxpayers, what happens in Texas classrooms has a tremendous impact on the present and future of the state. However, troublingly, the responsibility for overseeing Texas' vast education sector – and its 5 million students – is concentrated in one person: the commissioner of education.
On the campaign trail and throughout his first year in office, President Trump repeatedly said the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a “bad deal” for the United States. As America’s largest exporter, Texas knows that NAFTA — America’s most valuable free trade agreement — is not a bad deal, it is simply an out¬dated deal. Undoing it would jeopardize nearly one million Texas jobs and the loss of billions of dollars in economic production.
As we approach the upcoming March 6 Primary Election, may we practice civic duty and engagement by voting and be ever mindful that ethical service from those who represent us matters.
