Nationally-syndicated columnist William Murchison has been a professional journalist since 1964. His career began with two years at the Corsicana Daily Sun, followed by seven years with the now-defunct Dallas Times Herald. He has been with The Dallas Morning News since 1973, where he now serves as senior columnist. Murchison's newspaper column has been nationally syndicated since 1981.

Murchison has written three books: Those Gasoline Lines and How They Got There (co-author), Reclaiming Morality in America, and his latest, There's More to Life Than Politics.

Murchison also serves as contributing editor with The Lone Star Report, editor for Foundations (the largest traditional publication in the Episcopal Church), contributing editor for Human Life Review, and corresponding editor for Chronicles. He is also a regular contributor to National Review, The Wall Street Journal, Policy Review, The American Spectator, and First Things.

A Corsicana native, Murchison received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his master's degree from Stanford University. He is married and has two sons.