Abbott can’t win a debate against O’Rourke

PLUS: Should a principled Texas conservative vote for Dan Patrick?

View in browser FALL SALE! Unlimited Digital Access: 6 Months for 99¢. Subscribe Today. Our picks   Photo: Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press Abbott can't win a debate against O'Rourke By The Editorial Board Friday's debate distilled a caricature that so often prevails in Texas politics: Abbott as the tough-talking conservative versus O'Rourke as the wimpy, out-of-touch, latte-sipping liberal.   Should a principled Texas conservative vote for Dan Patrick? By Justin Louis Pitcock Texas GOP leaders like Dan Patrick aim to defund public education. Conservatives should vote for Mike Collier, a former Republican oil and gas executive.   Why the latest bayou park starts with affordable housing By Mike Snyder First people doubted if anyone would go to a park on the bayou. Then some questioned if investments would reach Black and Hispanic areas. Now the worry is displacement.   Why is Russia sending oil workers to fight in Ukraine? By Amy Myers Jaffe As an analyst of global energy policy , I expect that more energy cutoffs could be in the cards.   From our readers   Being anti-abortion doesn't make me a white supremacist By Letters to the Editor Also: There is a bigger picture than the county's underfunding of the Harris Health System — Medicaid expansion.   17-year-olds can legally consent to sex, but can't read about it? By Letters to the Editor Also: Alex Jones is the epitome of the Trump/QAnon conspiracy axis.   Send us your letters and op-eds   We want to hear from you! Have an opinion you would like to write or a response to one of our stories? Submit your op-ed or Letters to the Editor here.   SIGN UP   Real-time updates on Houston's biggest stories Be the first to know about stories that matter to you with our breaking news alerts. SIGN UP FALL SALE: Get 6 Months for 99¢ Unlimited Digital Access Act Now No Commitment | Cancel Anytime Unsubscribe  |  Manage Preferences  |  Privacy Notice Houston Chronicle 4747 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027 © 2022 Hearst Communications