Editorial: Abbott needs a more progressive approach on disability lawsuits (A CRITIQUE)

     An article published in the Dallas Morning News on the 18^th of February discusses Attorney General Greg Abbott’s approach on disability lawsuits.  First and foremost I feel that the article was very informative.  I was not aware of the way sovereign immunity, a legal doctrine declaring that the state cannot commit a legal wrong and is therefore immune from civil suit and legal prosecution, has been used in cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act.  
     I feel the writer did his best to provide an unbiased approach and present facts and arguments for both sides.  However, the author definitely had a strong opinion that was made clear at several places in the article.  The article was well written and easy to read, even for someone with no prior knowledge on the subject.  
     The writer provided the information in an organized manner.  The important terms used in the article were paired with proper clarification where it was needed.  The author claims that the state should do more to protect the civil rights of disabled citizens.  This claim is stated at the beginning, reiterated in the middle and brought full circle in the conclusion.  
     Overall, the article was directed at Texas’ general public; more specifically, citizens who are unaware of this issue, or are not already supporters of disabled Texans and their civil rights.  The audience is identifiable through the author’s lack of political and legal jargon, and his persuasive undertone throughout the article.  

How Texans are buying pot in Colorado: 'It’s, like, the new tourism'

    An article recently released in the Dallas Morning News discusses the swarm of tourists to Colorado after the legalization of recreational marijuana use at the beginning of the year.  Many of the tourists are reportedly from Texas.  Colorado State officials are already predicting close to $600 million in annual sales.  All sales will be taxed at nearly 29 percent.  Laws are already in place that will regulate how much marijuana can be bought at one time and where it can be consumed.  The three biggest uses of sales tax revenue are public transportation, public education and aid to local governments.  The product is already available and Texans are buying it.  However, instead of returning money back to the state of Texas to help with local projects, Texans are helping to support the citizens and government of Colorado.