Past Contributions

• New in TribTalk: Hernandez and Villalba on Immigration

  By David Muto Nov. 21, 2014

  State Reps. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, and Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, debate whether President Obama had the authority to issue executive orders preventing the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Ho on a New Health Care Fight

  By David Muto Nov. 16, 2014

  Texas is once again fighting with the Obama administration over health care policy. But this time, writes former Texas Solicitor General James C. Ho, it’s state officials who are pushing for more regulation of health care. Full Story 

• The Brief: Nov. 13, 2014

  By John Reynolds and David Muto Nov. 13, 2014

  Wendy Davis' rout was foretold by a couple of Democratic strategists who despaired nearly a year ago over the direction in which the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was taking her campaign. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Vince Young on His New Job at UT

  By David Muto Nov. 9, 2014

  Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young explains why identifying with the struggles of many first-generation college students made him want to return to the university. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Carter, Collier on the Governor's Race

  By David Muto Nov. 3, 2014

  State Reps. Stefani Carter, R-Dallas, and Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, debate which gubernatorial candidate will better represent the state's fast-growing minority communities. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Nixon and Untermeyer on "Dark Money"

  By David Muto Oct. 31, 2014

  Attorney Joe Nixon writes that the Texas Ethics Commission's new "dark money" rule for political nonprofits is a loss for free speech in Texas, while Texas Ethics Commissioner Chase Untermeyer calls it a win for transparency in the state. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Hardberger and Puente on San Antonio Pipeline

  By David Muto Oct. 28, 2014

  As the San Antonio City Council prepares to vote on a controversial water pipeline, Amy Hardberger of the St. Mary's University School of Law and Robert Puente of the San Antonio Water System debate whether the project is right for the city. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Janda on Health Care

  By David Muto Oct. 24, 2014

  Health care was supposed to be the No. 1 election issue this year, but it quickly faded. With Ebola now dominating headlines, Ken Janda of Community Health Choice writes, it’s time for a rational debate over health coverage. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Scheck on Max Soffar

  By David Muto Oct. 23, 2014

  Let Max Soffar — an innocent man on death row in Texas who is dying of liver cancer — spend his last days at home, writes Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project. Full Story 

• New in TribTalk: Marder on Graduation Rates

  By David Muto Oct. 20, 2014

  The debate over how to compute high school graduation rates distracts from Texas' impressive accomplishments, writes Michael Marder, a physics professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story