Robert Inks

We can and should continue to mourn for the slain police officers and their families, while at the same time recognizing our own complicity as a nation and a city in what led to this despicable act through our passive acceptance of racial disparities, writes Patricia Arvanitis.

Now that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, the nations that comprise NAFTA can either follow its isolationist example or work together for growth and progress, writes J.D. Salinas III of the Texas Border Coalition.

The best way to achieve an adequate, suitable, and efficient education is to move students from a waiting list to a classroom, writes David Dunn, executive director of the Texas Charter Schools Association.

When the nation and the state were reeling in horror and sorrow, when the shock of five dead Dallas police officers was only hours old, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stepped forward to hurl the first rocks, writes Chuck Smith of Equality Texas.

In an attempt to score political points and make Republicans look ineffective, Democrats in Congress have decided to gamble with the health of our country by filibustering a bill that could have helped stop the spread of the Zika virus, writes U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.

When most people think of water pollution, they think of pipes dumping toxic chemicals. But Hayden Hamilton of Environment Texas writes that a new report quantifies another threat to our water quality: factory farms.

It is in the best interest of all Texas women, infants and families that we press our legislators for swift action to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, writes Washington University senior Sarah Nesbitt.

Long-term solutions to the problem of toxic fish in the Donna Reservoir and Canal System could take years, but there are ways to keep people safe right now, write Rio Grande Valley community advocates Josué Ramirez and Brooke Lyssy.

It’s time for school funding in Texas to reflect the reality of how fast our state is growing, writes Michelle Smith of the Fast Growth School Coalition.