Author: Dave McNeely | Port Arthur News

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Sunset Commission says Railroad Commission needs new name

By DAVE McNEELY The Texas Railroad Commission, for decades a stepping-stone to higher elective office, should change its ... Read more

Editorials

EDC plans on streets, housing worth more discussion

The Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation proposed a plan this week that might get the process started for ... Read more

Columns

Rick Perry: Adios, My Oval Fling’s Over

Rick Perry’s Adios wasn’t as melodic as Willie Nelson’s “Turn Out The Lights, the Party’s Over.” But it ... Read more

Columns

Texas politics: Women’s health in Texas, Colorado

If reducing the number of abortions is actually the goal of Texas Republican politicians, rather than going berserk ... Read more

Columns

Effort to start race war May do opposite

The senseless racist murder of nine members of an historic black church in Charleston, S.C., was a sad ... Read more

Columns

Perry: From “Oops!” to hopes

Rick Perry’s official kickoff in Addison on June 4 for his most recent presidential race was meticulously planned, ... Read more

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Texas politics: Abbott — The $94 Billion Man

While Gov. Greg Abbott revels in a $3.8 billion tax cut proposed for the next two years, it ... Read more

Columns

Texas Politics: Marijuana decriminalization snuffed out

The Texas Legislature probably will adjourn June 1 without reducing the penalties for marijuana possession to the level ... Read more

Columns

Texas politics: Comptroller Hegar to the rescue?

Glenn Hegar may have ridden to the rescue — if Texas’ top leaders — and especially Lt. Gov. ... Read more

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