Past Contributions

• New in TribTalk: Dancing with Democracy

  By Robert Inks Sept. 22, 2016

  While former Gov. Rick Perry may be cha-cha-ing on "Dancing with the Stars," it's the cha-ching of the 2016 presidential campaign Texans should remember, writes former U.S. Rep. Martin Frost. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Jodey Arrington on Border Security

  By Robert Inks Sept. 21, 2016

  Our nation needs the political courage necessary to ensure America's borders are secured in a way that stops drug traffickers, illegal immigrants and terrorist infiltrators, writes Republican congressional candidate Jodey Arrington. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Texas Independence?

  By Robert Inks Sept. 20, 2016

  You can't walk into any city or town in Texas and throw a rock without hitting someone who thinks that Texas should reclaim its independence from the unelected bureaucrats in Washington, writes Daniel Miller of the Texas Nationalist Movement Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Watchman or Warfighter?

  By Robert Inks Sept. 15, 2016

  Surplus or obsolete military gear is being transferred to law enforcement agencies nationwide — and some of Texas' acquisitions raise eyebrows, writes the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Michael Haugen. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: A Newcomer's View of the Legislature

  By Robert Inks Sept. 14, 2016

  Presumptive incoming Texas House member Lina Ortega writes that she's learned some saddening but unsurprising things about the gender and ethnic makeup of one of the most powerful bodies of state government in the country. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Reversing the Texas Opioid Epidemic

  By Robert Inks Sept. 13, 2016

  The opioid public health epidemic will not be solved with a one-size-fits-all approach. Physicians, legislators, and other state leaders must all work together, writes Dr. Patrice Harris, chair of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Why This Hispanic Republican is Voting Trump

  By Robert Inks Sept. 8, 2016

  If he stays tough on immigration and doesn't take the path of least resistance, Donald Trump deserves the vote of every constitutional conservative from sea to shining sea, writes conservative, Hispanic Republican Weston Martinez. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Experimental Drugs and "Right to Try"

  By Robert Inks July 29, 2016

  When it comes to experimental drug access, circumventing Food and Drug Administration protections can leave terminally ill patients vulnerable to unknown — and possibly deadly — side effects, write Michelle Rubin and Kirstin R.W. Matthews of Rice University's Baker Institute. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Better Testing for Better Schools

  By Robert Inks July 28, 2016

  Education reformers are pursuing two different approaches for escaping the pitfall of turning schools into joyless test-preparation factories, writes Charles Moody. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: "Conscientious" Vaccine Exemptions

  By Robert Inks July 27, 2016

  There is nothing conscientious about rejecting vaccines for non-medical reasons, writes Anna C. Dragsbaek, president and CEO of The Immunization Partnership. Full Story