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The Look Back: Five editorials readers loved in September 2025

Stories by Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists, with AI summarization

This set of Star-Telegram opinion articles explores topics that involve public frustration with institutional behaviors and decisions.

Read the stories below.

Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to supporters as he supports Tom Glass in his campaign for Texas State Representative District 17 at Film Alley in Bastrop on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. By Mikala Compton

GETTING KEN PAXTON’S SERMONS OUT OF TEXAS SCHOOLS WOULD ANSWER OUR PRAYERS | OPINION

Public school students of all faiths have always been permitted to pray on their campuses. | Published September 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board

A contemporary Cracker Barrel logo appeared on menus and paper wraps for cutlery on Aug. 22, 2025, in Fishers, Indiana. By Stephen J. Beard

IN TEXAS, CRACKER BARREL’S SIGN HASN’T CHANGED. BUT THE FOOD SHOULD | OPINION

If Cracker Barrel wants to go back and start over, it needs to go way back. | Published September 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bud Kennedy

Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn gives county commissioners a briefing on recent deaths in the county jail on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. By Cody Copeland

SHERIFF’S PIQUE OVER TARRANT JAIL BRIEFINGS ROBS US ALL OF INFO WE NEED | OPINION

Chalk up another blow to comity and simple respect among Tarrant County leaders. | Published September 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board

A photo of Charlie Kirk is next to the stage before the start of a memorial vigil for Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025 at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach. By David Bauerlein/Florida Times-Un

TEXAS LEADERS SHOULDN’T HUNT TEACHERS OVER COMMENTS ON CHARLIE KIRK | OPINION

This is a fraught moment for America’s public discourse. | Published September 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board

Oct 19, 2013; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies logo on the Kyle Field stadium before the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Auburn Tigers. By Soobum Im

TEXAS COLLEGES DON’T NEED ABBOTT AND PAXTON’S MEDDLING ON FREE SPEECH | OPINION

College campuses are often ground zero in our battles over free speech rights and harassment, particularly on our most fraught cultural issues. | Published September 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial Board

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.