Robert Inks

Cities that flout the law by enacting sanctuary city policies are not just turning a blind eye to the problem of illegal immigration but are encouraging it, writes Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin.

The Texas Association of Business claims that legislation that allows businesses to protect women and young girls is “discriminatory,” but this couldn’t be further from the truth, writes state Rep. Matt Shaheen, R-Plano.

No matter the outcome of the election back on Nov. 8, those who work to protect abortion access in Texas were never going to be able to rest, writes Texas Equal Access Fund Executive Director Nan Little Kirkpatrick.

The rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump against Mexican-Americans is striking, but the ideas aren’t new, writes University of Houston associate professor Raúl A. Ramos. Latinos and Latinas faced similar attacks in Texas more than 160 years ago from the Know-Nothing movement.

As World AIDS Day is commemorated Dec. 1, health care providers, the public and policymakers in Texas must realize the virus is still invading neighborhoods at astonishing rates, write Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Legacy Community Health CEO Katy Caldwell.

In faith-based foster care, there is an increased likelihood of prospective foster and adoptive parents’ theological and personal convictions directly conflicting with the acceptance and affirmation LGBT youth require, writes St. Edward’s University assistant professor Adam McCormick.

Children along the U.S.-Mexico border have perhaps the most pressing and heartbreaking questions one could imagine about the incoming Trump administration, writes University of Texas at El Paso assistant professor David DeMatthews.

Texas must do all it can to ensure that it remains open to business for all, including members of the LGBT community, writes Caroline Joiner of TechNet.

The Democratic Party already possesses a path to victory in Texas, but only if it assembles an unabashedly liberal, multiracial coalition that connects high politics with robust social movements, writes Texas Christian University assistant professor Max Krochmal.

Legislators will be tempted to tap the Economic Stabilization Fund for many reasons, but restraint should be exercised, write Vance Ginn and Elliott Raia of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.