Opinion

THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY’S proposals for all of the state’s political maps are out, and each is skewed in favor of the same voters: white Republicans. One thing leads to the other.

Abbott wants to increase illegal voting penalties Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now underway.

YA RECKON the ‘publicans will take a page outta the demiscraps’ play book and create a special district for the Congressional representative, like sorta’ like what the Demiscraps did fer “Senator Sap” several years ago?

On Monday, we learned that after last year’s election, John Eastman, a well-connected lawyer advising former president Donald Trump, outlined a six-point plan to overturn the outcome of the election and install Trump as America’s leader. They planned to cut the voters’ actual choice, Democrat Joe Biden, out of power: as Trump advisor Steve Bannon put it, they planned to “kill the Biden presidency in the crib.” This appears to have been the plan that Trump and his loyalists tried to execute on January 6.

Secretary of state announces election audits In a two-sentence press release, the secretary of state’s office announced an audit of four Texas counties—Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin—for the 2020 election. The announcement came hours after former President Donald Trump called on Gov.

AS TEXAS LAWMAKERS meet this week for the third special session of the year, it’s easy to get drawn into the hot-button issues that amplify partisan and cultural divides. That’s the narrative we read about daily on the local, state and federal levels.

It is about time we recognized the true heroes of the Republican Party. They are not the dopey louts who rampaged through our nation’s capital and the moral cowards who still cover for them. They are not the ranting demagogues exploiting the emotions of the resentful.

LAST FRIDAY, SEPT. 17, was Constitution Day.

MERRICK GARLAND HAS an interesting job. He gets up, goes to the office, sues the state of Texas and then goes home.

I AM ANNOUNCING this week that I will not be seeking re-election to the office of Hemphill County judge. Hopefully, by making my decision at this early date, it will allow those that might be interested in seeking this office time to consider and decide if they are qualified and wish to file and run for election.