Watson Wire

We need to talk

June 19, 2018

Every day it seems there’s another heartbreaking, horrifying, and mind-boggling development in the world. Sometimes it's hard to wrap my head around what's happening in our country. And I'm constantly...

First Day of School

May 29, 2018

My initial involvement in political campaigns was in 1978, when I was in my second year of undergrad, and I volunteered and worked for a couple of candidates. But I really scratched the political itch...

Cooper’s Commencement

May 14, 2018

It was a big, big, exciting, happy weekend for the Watsons. Cooper Kyle Watson graduated from Baylor University this past Saturday. He has a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Physics with ...

Yeah, I’m a government geek

April 25, 2018

I’m not sure what it says about me that throughout my time in the Texas Senate, I coveted a spot on the Texas Sunset Commission. It looked like a lot of fun — in a wonky, good-government sense. So ...

Kobayashi Maru

April 9, 2018

James T. Kirk, also known as “Captain Kirk”, earned the distinction as the only student in the Starfleet Academy to overcome the Kobayashi Maru test. Kirk prevailed in what was considered a no-win sit...

Got Property Tax Questions?

March 29, 2018

Brace yourself...your property appraisal notice is on the way. For many of us (really, probably every last one of us), that notice causes frustration and anxiety over being able to keep up with ris...