Ken Paxton and the Wife God Wanted Her to Be – Does God want us to have affairs?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent much of his political career surrounded by the language of God, marriage, and […]
When Fear of ICE Becomes a Public-Safety Problem
A new Texas Tribune story from San Antonio describes something that is becoming increasingly important across Texas: immigrants are changing
Abbott Has a Choice: Protect Texans or Protect Billionaires. I Think the Billionaires Will Win.
Gov. Greg Abbott says “Texans must come first.” I hope he means it. I don’t think he does. Texas is
8.13.2026 – What news are Americans reading
1. Karoline Leavitt Is Leaving the White HouseTrump’s 28-year-old press secretary will leave at the end of August and become
Company E was all Mexican-American because they were not American enough.
There will be three parts to the story; this is the first part, and the second and third parts include
The Glove That Can Kill – on the hands of ICE Agents
They call it a “de-escalation device.” One expert compared the pain to a bee sting. That sounds almost harmless. Until
I Know Orlando Sanchez. Letitia Plummer Is Still the Better Choice for Harris County Judge
I have known Orlando Sanchez for more than 20 years. He is a nice guy. I have nothing personal against
Is reporting a crime worth the risk of being separated from your family?
Who Told ICE Where the Witness Was? The most troubling question in the case of ICE arresting a Houston crime
The Strongman Hid in a Catering Truck
We don’t have to look far to find what REAL MEN DO. A real man would have done what George
Nate Silver Gives James Talarico a 2-to-1 Chance of Winning Texas
Nate Silver is one of America’s best-known election forecasters. A statistician and the founder of FiveThirtyEight, he became nationally known
Dead or in Prison by Eighteen
Recuerdos de un Chicano When I was sixteen, I got a traffic ticket. I thought the ticket was wrong, so
The US went to war for land and slaves
You won’t find it in our history books, but one reason—perhaps one of the major reasons—the United States invaded Mexico
Sam Altman Says Workers Secretly Like Being Busy. He Should Ask One.
Sam Altman has an interesting theory about American workers. Artificial intelligence may make people enormously more productive, he says, but
Houston Charges Poor Families $5 More a Month for Garbage — Then Hands NRG Tens of Millions in Tax Breaks
Whether it is Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, or John Whitmire, the cycle of taking money from the poor to hand
Republicans Would Rather Spend $2 Billion Stoking Trump’s Stupidity Than Feeding Children.
It’s Easy to Spend Someone Else’s Money — Especially When It’s $2 Billion When Houston Congressman Mickey Leland went to
8.11.2026 – News Americans Are Reading
Using AP’s Most Read list plus major national front-page coverage as the best morning snapshot of reader interest. (AP News)