Yes, deconstruct the administrative state

Rich Lowry Steve Bannon blew a dog whistle for constitutional conservatives when he spoke of “deconstructing the administrative state” at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Although not everyone got the reference.

House, Senate approve bills to protect children in foster system

Ed Sterling  Both houses of the Texas Legislature last week passed bills to improve the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for emergency action to improve child protection programs.

A few choice words

Lynette Sowell The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” So wrote Mark Twain. Writers have used this quote to describe the process of writing for good reason. It’s very true.

Hat Money

Renae Brumbaugh Green I’ve decided that when it comes to parenting, if you don’t feel like a real heel at least half the time, you’re probably not doing it right. I’m talking about me, not you. Last weekend, the boy child went to his friend’s house.

What’s happening in Sweden

Rich Lowry As if on cue, riots broke out in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm as soon as the media mocked President Donald Trump for a vague warning about immigration-related problems in Sweden. At a campaign rally, Trump issued forth with a mystifyingly ominous statement.

Federal Judge sides with plaintiffs on planned parenthood case

Ed Sterling Texans who rely on Planned Parenthood as a medical care provider won’t have to seek those services elsewhere, pending an upcoming trial. In the lawsuit titled Planned Parenthood et al. v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin on Feb.

Four-way standoff

Lynette Sowell The first time I drove in Copperas Cove could have ended in disaster. I was cruising along in my rental car along on my way to a job interview. I came upon an intersection and saw the cross traffic had stopped, so I zoomed merrily along the street.

Worried

Renae Brumbaugh Green I am a gifted worrier. I’m serious; I’m really good at it. I worry about all kinds of things that most people never think to worry about. I worry that my children will grow up and move far, far away.

Trump tweet exposes judiciary

Rich Lowry As you might have heard, Donald Trump tweeted at a judge. The commentariat shuddered at the effrontery of it, and some worried that the foundations of the separation of powers had been shaken.

Paxton files brief in support of president’s immigration order

Ed Sterling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal brief supporting President Trump’s executive order for an immigration crackdown. In his Feb. 15 brief with a San Francisco federal appeals court, Paxton defends President Donald Trump’s Jan.