Opposition doesn't kill projects; permission does. I make sure the people who'd say yes can afford to. Founder, Narrative Alchemy | Columnist @dallasnews
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Texas Republican leaders have condemned Bo French for two weeks, and none of it can remove him from the Nov. 3 ballot. Kronda Thimesch, a former Denton County state representative, expects the cost to land on down-ballot local races; I concur.
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Book club just wrapped up Mike McIntire’s "Ricochet." The lesson: an engaged minority’s strength is in action, not numbers. (Texas primaries run on the same math.) dallasnews.com/opinion/comme… ... Book is the most detailed, digestible of its type.
Just finished "Runnin' Down a Dream" by @bgurley. A must-read playbook for first-gen students and anyone forging their own path. 1/4
Gurley's story about being the best "whittler" in the world resonated deeply. It’s the exact advice I share with my daughters:
"I know parents obsess over majors; I don’t. What I want is for you to commit so thoroughly that you sit inside the top 1% in the world. 3/4
Who printed the menu? Author Nikole Hannah Jones's recent essay left me with more questions than answers. ronellsmith.substack.com/p/w…
A developer walks away from a 26-acre project in one of the most scrutinized suburbs in Texas. It wasn't a win. A "no" is a temporary luxury most growing cities will someday lose. ronellsmith.substack.com/p/p…
The most important decision of my life is still the one I'm most committed to: being the best dad my daughters could ever have. open.substack.com/pub/ronell…
The problem with Texas Republicans distancing themselves from Ken Paxton isn’t that they’re late; it’s that they’re lying. Far from tolerating his conduct, they championed, protected and ultimately profited from it. dallasnews.com/opinion/comme…
Many Texas Republicans: Paxton is a bridge too far.
Also Texas Republicans: spent a decade building the bridge.
Why him? Why now? I’ll wait.
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Bad mayors ruin cities through smallness that compounds.
No matter where Mavericks or Stars play, Dallas still wins | Fort Worth Star-Telegram star-telegram.com/opinion/bu…
Texas Republicans are about to prove my late father’s favorite aphorism: fattening the frog for the snake.
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The same instinct that handed Democrats Kamala Harris is on the Texas ballot May 26. This time it's wearing red.
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The SCOTUS redistricting ruling reopened a question about power, leverage, and political freedom. I argue that political progress depends on two things at once: access to institutions, and freedom inside the community.
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School board politics in North Texas may be reaching an inflection point. Voters have started asking a hard question: Are the schools better? The answer is no. My latest @dallasnews column shares the deets.
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Nothing about this moment is unclear.
We’re getting what we reward.
Voters didn’t misread the president. They chose him to act—forcefully—on what they care about. Outcomes follow incentives.
Change what we reward, or expect more of this.
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Texas Democrats keep learning the same lesson: you can’t rely on people who typically don’t vote to win elections.
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Looking forward to being a part of the Highland Park Literary Festival, where I’ll be sharing with students how to use AI without losing their voice or their judgment, both of which are now more important than ever.
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