David Muto

Rising temperatures, driven by climate change, threaten to undo much of our state’s hard-won economic growth, write former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros and Houston Mayor Annise Parker.

If he’s willing to listen, Donald Trump’s visit to Texas today should provide him with a much-needed lesson on what life in border communities is actually like, writes state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.

Everyone — conservatives included — stands to gain from high-quality public transit, even in Texas, write William S. Lind and Glen D. Bottoms of the American Conservative Center for Public Transportation.

State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, makes the case for why a Facebook data center’s arrival in Texas is a boon for Fort Worth and the state.

It’s no surprise that the Texas Senate was more conservative this year than in 2013. But just who was the most conservative member? And who was the most liberal? Mark P. Jones looks at the votes.

“It’s wonderful to have a company like Facebook in our community, but I strongly disagree with how we lured it here,” writes state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville.

Who had the most conservative voting record in the Texas House this year? The most liberal? Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones looks at the evidence.

With religious liberty and freedom of conscience under assault, Gov. Greg Abbott must call a special session to end government marriage licensing, writes state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview.

The gulf between public opinion and public policy in Texas is widening, and that’s no surprise, given the state of our democratic institutions, writes Stephen L. Klineberg, a sociologist at Rice University.

In Texas, the debate over Confederate monuments has centered on the University of Texas at Austin, but the true elephant in the room is the grounds of the Texas Capitol, writes UT professor Sanford Levinson.