Opinion: A Census Undercount Would Cost Texas Billions
Accurate census counts are far more than just a matter of interest. They are vital to ensuring adequate federal funding for various programs, appropriate...
Opinion: School During Pandemic Is a Hurricane Texas Failed to Prepare For
If you live on the coast, you are familiar with the hurricane routine. Once the season starts, weather forecasters start getting excited about any...
Opinion: Illogical School Policies Hurt Students, Educators, Communities
Misty Griffin was the kind of teacher every student wants and every parent dreams their child will have. She was a 14-year middle-school English...
Opinion: Protecting the Right to Vote More Important Than Ever Before
For the greater part of 2020, the public health emergency brought on by the onset of a novel coronavirus has caused an array of...
Opinion: The Data Shows Texas Democrats Could Tally More Wins in November
People have been saying Texas is a swing state for months now, as though they can will it to be. I see polls showing...
Opinion: Stereotypes Shouldn’t Drive Decisions of COVID-19 Care for the Disabled or Old
As coronavirus cases soar across our region, hospitals taxed to capacity may soon face the unthinkable — deciding who lives and who dies. The...
Opinion: If I can Manage a Safe Funeral for my Mom, Gov. Abbott Should...
Dear Gov. Greg Abbott,
I write to invite you to the burial of my mother, Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou. She was one of the 525 Dallas...
Opinion: TEA Insistence on STAAR Testing During Pandemic is Outrageous
In psychology, there is an important theory called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In a nutshell, Abraham Maslow theorized that people are motivated by five...
Opinion: Hey Texas! Wear a Mask!
Due to our COVID-19 crisis, I have been at home a great deal lately, and I have spent hours watching the news and reading...
Opinion: DACA Texans are Essential to our COVID-19 Response and Economic Future
It is positive news to see that the Supreme Court has taken a step in the right direction regarding the attempted termination of the...
