The idea that if you donโt like how things are going, you can just leave is so engrained in Texas, the secession movement is no surprise.
Gail CollinsMy own dream is that we discover that the NSA has been secretly keeping files on members of the National Rifle Association.
Gail CollinsAt first, I felt bad judging an entire state by one county political official, but then I found out Morrison had also helped screen public school textbooks, a topic which is another chapter in my book. The Alamo is managed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a group whose members can claim a relative who was living in Texas during the revolution. The fight over mismanagement of the Alamo has been going on for years.
Gail CollinsIt's possible that you have been told a time or 10 that you don't appreciate how tough your elders had it. It's true that, if you had been coming of age back in, say, 1960, you would probably be feeling more restricted, if only because you were doomed to spend your days in a skirt, nylon stockings and girdle.
Gail Collins