Featured Columnists

• Kenny Wiley Editorial Writer

  Wiley: A comfortable education is dangerous. Challenge kids...

  The current push to challenge books — because they center the experiences of LGBTQ folks, or talk honestly about racism, or help young people...
• Nick Powell Editorial Writer

  Federal judge dismisses whistle-blower lawsuit involving...

  A federal whistle-blower lawsuit accusing a Galveston-based contractor of illegally hiring Mexican nationals to guard border-wall construction...
• Joe Holley Native Texan

  Native Texas: West Texas home to 2,000-year-old murals

  The group is dedicated to preserving and recording the ancient paintings found on rugged limestone walls throughout the 8,000-square-mile stretch...
• Chris Tomlinson Business Columnist

  Tomlinson: US oil companies playing catch up in clean energy

  Denying climate change and resisting clean technology hurt U.S. oil and gas shareholders.
• Ronald Lipman Business Columnist

  I found an old life insurance policy, can I still collect on it?

  I found a paid-up $20,000 life insurance policy that never was claimed following my mother's death. Is there a statute of limitations?
• Joy Sewing Culture Columnist

  ABC 13 meteorologist returns to TV after her maternity leave

  ABC 13 meteorologist Rachel Briers announced in January that she and her husband welcomed their second child.
• J.C. Reid Columnist

  Meet the unsung heroes of the Texas barbecue industry

  Here are a few of the back-of-house jobs that don’t always see the light of day when food writers and barbecue aficionados wax poetic about the...
• Jerome Solomon Sports Columnist

  Solomon: DeMeco Ryans has won over Texans fans. Games await

  The new coach has the right approach, but a lot will be determined by which player the team drafts with the second pick.
• Brian T. Smith Sports Columnist

  Smith: In Nick we trust? How Caserio fares in draft holds answer

  General manager made safe and frugal moves in free agency, but he's under the gun to get it right in his third draft in Houston and with two picks...