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- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Employers to Disclose AI Screening Before You Apply?
Texas restricts some harmful AI uses, but job applicants may not get notice before automated screening. Should employers have to disclose it first?
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Make It Easier to Repair the Devices You Own?
Texas has enacted a right-to-repair law for many consumer devices. Here is what it covers, what it excludes, and the strongest case on each side.
- ArticleCommentary
Breanna Morello Said Ryan Nichols Was ‘Not Being Truthful.’ Here’s What the Record Shows
A facts-first timeline of the July 2026 X exchange between Breanna Morello and Ryan Nichols, with verified posts, disputed claims, and Ryan’s response.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Set Statewide Rules for License Plate Reader Cameras?
Texas paused state funding for Flock cameras. The bigger debate is whether every license plate reader needs common rules for access, retention, and audits.
- ArticleJ6 Case Files
Dominic Pezzola After the July 2026 Dismissal: What the January 6 Record Shows
Examine Dominic Pezzola’s January 6 record: the 2023 mixed jury verdict, 10-year sentence, 2025 commutation, 2026 vacatur, and dismissal with prejudice.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Customer-Service Bots to Say They Are AI?
Texas requires some government AI disclosures. Should private customer-service bots also identify themselves before collecting details or offering help?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Publish Job and Wage Results for Every Workforce Grant?
Texas funds customized workforce training for private employers. Should every grant publish completion, placement, retention, and wage results for taxpayers?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Labels on AI-Generated Political Ads?
Texas restricts some election deepfakes, but broad AI-ad labels remain unsettled. Here is the strongest case for transparency and free expression.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Ban Home Insurers From Rejecting a House Because of Roof Age Alone?
Texas is moving against roof-age-only insurance decisions. Here are the strongest arguments for homeowner protection and accurate risk-based underwriting.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should East Texas Slow Down Lithium Development Until the Rules Catch Up?
East Texas lithium could bring jobs and domestic battery supply, but residents want clear rules for brine wells, water, reporting, liability, and cleanup.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Let New Voters Register Fully Online?
Texas still requires most new voters to print, sign, and mail a form. Here are the strongest cases for and against fully online voter registration.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Temperature-Safe Backup Power at Every Long-Term-Care Facility?
Texas requires emergency planning, but backup power may not maintain safe indoor temperatures. Should every long-term-care facility be required to do so?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Set Its Own Minimum Wage Above $7.25?
Texas still uses the $7.25 federal minimum wage. Here are the strongest arguments for a higher state floor and for letting local labor markets set pay.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Stop Changing the Clocks Twice a Year?
Texas voted for year-round daylight saving time, but federal law still requires seasonal clock changes. Here are the strongest arguments for each choice.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Air Conditioning on Every School Bus?
Texas regulates school bus safety but does not require air conditioning on every bus. Here are the strongest cases for a mandate and local control.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Keep Grading Public Schools A Through F?
Texas grades public schools A through F using achievement, progress, and gap measures. Here is the strongest case for keeping or changing the system.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should One Library Book Cost a Texas School an Entire Letter Grade?
Texas leaders may tie school library compliance to A through F ratings. Here are the strongest arguments for protecting children and preserving honest grades.
- ArticleAI & Technology
Should AI-Assisted Articles Carry a Label?
Europe's AI transparency rules take effect August 2, 2026. Read the strongest arguments for and against labeling AI-assisted articles for readers.
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Move Faster on Full-Time Virtual Public Schools?
Texas opened a new path for full-time virtual campuses. Should the state expand faster, or demand more proof before online schools scale statewide?
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Trade Some Left Turns for a Safer Fourth Street?
Longview is studying Fourth Street traffic and safety. Should the city limit some left turns and driveways, or would that hurt local business access?
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Allow More Duplexes, ADUs, and Smaller Homes?
Longview's housing plan recommends duplexes, ADUs, smaller lots, and zoning reform. Here are the local facts and the strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Require the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom?
Texas now requires the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Here are the law, current court ruling, and strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Schools Lock Student Phones Away All Day?
Texas requires schools to prohibit student phone use during the school day. Here are the strongest arguments for locked storage and more flexible enforcement.
- ArticleEast Texas
Longview Recycling Faces a July 30 Council Review: What Belongs in the Blue-Lid Cart Now
Longview City Council will review recycling July 30. See the current blue-cart rules, processing costs, open questions and how residents can respond.
- ArticlePolitics
Trump Mail-Ballot Order Remains Blocked After First Circuit Denies Stay
The First Circuit denied a stay of the injunction against Trump’s 2026 mail-ballot order. See what remains blocked, where, and what happens next.
- ArticleEast Texas
No Heat Alert Is Active—but Longview and Marshall Face a 102–105°F Heat Index This Weekend
Longview and Marshall face heat-index values of 102–105°F this weekend despite no active heat alert. See the verified forecast, risks and practical steps.
- ArticlePolitics
Trump Orders Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum: What the July 24 Executive Order Actually Does
Trump ordered warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s American History museum. Here is what the July 24 order does, who governs the museum and what remains disputed.
- ArticlePolitics & Accountability
U.S.–Saudi Nuclear Deal Is Signed—but Trump Says It Depends on Israel Normalization
The U.S.–Saudi 123 nuclear agreement is signed, but Trump says it requires Israel normalization and bars enrichment. Here is what Congress must verify.
- ArticlePolitics
Trump's Forced-Labor Tariffs Take Effect: What the 10%–12.5% Section 301 Duties Actually Cover
Trump's new Section 301 tariffs on imports from 60 economies took effect July 24. See the rates, exemptions, legal basis, objections and unknowns.
- ArticleRebuild
Before the Cameras, I Was a Seller. I'm Building the Tool I Needed Back Then.
Before the cameras, I was a seller. Long before a courtroom, before a single camera, before my name meant anything to anybody, I was a guy in East Texas figuring out how to move product on the internet and feed my family with it. I started
- ArticlePolitics
Trump’s New Defense Supply-Chain Order: What Changes, What It Targets, and What Is Still Unknown
What Trump’s July 20, 2026 defense supply-chain executive order requires, its deadlines, covered critical materials, foreign-supplier rules, and what remains unknown.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Every Texas Graduate Have CPR and Bleeding Control Certification?
Texas requires lifesaving skills instruction, but not certification. Should every graduate leave school certified in CPR, AED use, and bleeding control?
- ArticleFaith & Today
Nehemiah Inspected the Ruins Before Rebuilding: What Marshall's Water Crisis Requires Now
Nehemiah's rebuilding story meets Marshall's water infrastructure decisions. Read the Bible context, verified local facts, open questions, and next steps.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should New Texas Data Centers Bring Their Own Power?
Texas faces a surge of data-center power requests. Should new campuses supply their own electricity, or should the shared grid support their growth?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make School Meals Free for Every Student?
Texas uses income rules and eligible community programs for free meals. Should breakfast and lunch be free for every public-school student statewide?
- ArticleAI & Technology
GPT-5.6 Sol Is Here: What OpenAI's New Model Family Costs—and What Ultra Really Means
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 family explained: Sol, Terra and Luna pricing, ChatGPT access, max and ultra modes, multi-agent risks, and one practical test.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Texas Just Found Out It Doesn't Have Enough Power for AI — And X Is Furious
A viral X post revealed Texas data centers are requesting 5x the grid's all-time power record. Here's why that number — and Abbott's pause — matter.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make App Stores Verify Every User's Age?
Texas now enforces app-store age checks and parental approval for minors. Is that smart child protection, or a costly privacy and speech burden on everyone?
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Six Days Ago I Wrote About This. Then I Did It Four More Times.
I published an article about having 46 category names. Six days later I had 50. Why an audit is not a fix, and what an actual constraint looks like.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Bennie Alvin Parker J6 Case Record: Mixed Verdict, Probation and Full Pardon
Bennie Alvin Parker’s sourced J6 record: a mixed jury verdict, five years of probation with home detention, no prison term, and a full pardon.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Nathaniel DeGrave J6 Case Record: Plea, Reported Sentence and Full Pardon
Nathaniel DeGrave’s sourced January 6 record: two case numbers, June 2022 guilty plea, reported 37-month sentence, full pardon and evidence still needed.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Christopher Worrell J6 Case Record: Bench Trial, 10-Year Sentence, Full Pardon and 2026 Civil Case
Christopher Worrell’s sourced J6 record: seven-count bench-trial findings, 10-year sentence, full pardon and proposed-class-member status in a stayed 2026 civil case.
- ArticleEvening News
Cyclospora Lettuce Recall Reaches Texas: What to Check as Outbreak Tops 1,900 Cases
FDA says recalled iceberg lettuce reached Texas while confirmed outbreak cases remain in nine other states. Check products, dates, symptoms and next steps.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Brian P. McCreary J6 Case Record: Early FBI Evidence, One-Count Plea, 42-Day Sentence and Full Pardon
Brian P. McCreary’s sourced J6 record: early FBI evidence submission, five charged counts, one-count plea, 42-day intermittent sentence and full pardon.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Rebecca Lavrenz J6 Case Record: Four-Count Verdict, Probation, Appeal and Full Pardon
Rebecca Lavrenz’s sourced J6 record: four misdemeanor verdicts, reported probation and fine, D.C. Circuit appeal, and January 2025 full pardon.
- ArticleJanuary 6
David Alan Blair J6 Case Record: Felony Plea, Five-Month Sentence, Pardon and 2026 Civil-Rights Ruling
David Alan Blair’s sourced J6 record: arrest, felony plea, reported five-month sentence, pardon, and a 2026 qualified-immunity civil-rights ruling.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Thomas Frank Sibick J6 Case Record: Detention, Three-Count Plea, 50-Month Sentence and Full Pardon
Thomas Frank Sibick’s sourced J6 record: charges, detention appeal, three-count plea, 50-month sentence, full pardon, release and firsthand interview.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Is Open for Comment: 19 Projects—and Draft Gaps to Fix by July 31
Marshall’s draft hazard plan proposes 19 resilience projects. See the priorities, incomplete data, public-comment deadline and how residents can respond.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Andrew Alan Hernandez J6 Case Record: One-Count Plea, Time-Served Reduction and Full Pardon
Andrew Alan Hernandez’s sourced J6 record: six charges, one obstruction plea, 18-month sentence, time-served reduction, full pardon, and later litigation.
- ArticleJanuary 6
Mitchell Paul Vukich J6 Case Record: One-Count Plea, 30-Day Sentence and Full Pardon
Mitchell Paul Vukich’s sourced J6 record: arrest, five initial allegations, one misdemeanor plea, 30-day sentence, and full pardon.