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COMMENTARY: Vaccine rollout spurs complaint

By CARMEN ROCCO, M.D., Special to the Herald We are now 90 days into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. There is a lot to be grateful for....

COMMENTARY: Big freeze, need for U.S.-Mexico cooperation on energy

By Antonio Garza I’m writing from Texas where the past month was extremely challenging. The U.S. passed the milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths and losses...

COMMENTARY: Biden getting it right

For far too long our country’s broken immigration system has failed many seeking a better life. The Trump administration imposed one of the most...

COMMENTARY: Social workers help schools

By Jackie Zavala Imagine yourself as a high school student, and you are having a hard time focusing on your schoolwork because you and your...

COMMENTARY: Deregulation’s chilling effect

By Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Texas often prides itself on being a low-regulation state that puts the free market ahead of all else. While this approach...

COMMENTARY: Blackouts, health care

My fellow Texans, I am as frustrated and distraught as many of you by last month’s infrastructure failures across our state. Thirteen million Texans were...

COMMENTARY: Losing the war for America?

By Jim N. Taylor, Special to the Star They say we are a divided nation, but not for the actual root cause: Our Revolution against...

COMMENTARY: Right to repair vs. frivolous lawsuits

By SERGIO CONTRERAS, Special to the Star The Texas Legislature during its 2019 session passed a law requiring school districts and other governmental entities to...

COMMENTARY: Help Texas: Expand Medicaid

By Lyle Larson, Special to the Herald Say you were told that every dollar you contribute toward a cause would be matched with $9. Sounds...

COMMENTARY: U.S. and Mexico: Real engagement, simply cordial?

By Antonio Garza, Special to the Herald The Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris is certainly still on all...