Past Contributions

• Michael Williams on Climate Change

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2011

  The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate on whether he believes climate change exists. Full Story 

• Michael Williams on Being a Black Republican

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2011

  The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate discusses whether his race will be a factor in the primary campaign. Full Story 

• A Conversation With Michael Williams

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2011

  For our latest TribLive conversation, I sat down with the soon-to-be-ex railroad commissioner and declared 2012 U.S. Senate candidate to talk about why he's running, what he thinks of his potential primary opponents and how his campaign will or won't be impacted by his race. Full Story 

• Michael Williams on Why He's Running

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2011

  The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate explains the reason he's entered the race — and addresses the question of whether Kay Bailey Hutchison is a consistent conservative. Full Story 

• A Conversation with Michael Williams

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2011

  For our latest TribLive conversation, I sat down with the soon-to-be-ex Rairoad Commissioner and declared 2012 U.S. Senate candidate to talk about why he's qualified to serve, what he thinks of his potential primary opponents and a range of issues that he'd face if he were in D.C. today. Full Story 

• Williams: Dewhurst Isn't the Frontrunner

  By Evan Smith Jan. 27, 2011

  After officially announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate at our TribLive conversation this morning, Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams took issue with the presumed frontrunner status of his potential GOP primary opponent, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story 

• 2012: Poll Shows Obama, Perry Tied in Texas

  By Evan Smith Jan. 22, 2011

  Say it ain't O: A hypothetical 2012 matchup between Barack Obama and Rick Perry finds the two men tied in Texas — even though the president was soundly defeated here when he ran in 2008, at the height of his popularity, and even though the governor was handily reelected to a third full term in November. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith Jan. 22, 2011

  The Trib staff on the sweeping cuts in the proposed House budget, Grissom on what's lost and not found at the Department of Public Safety, Galbraith on the wind power conundrum, Hamilton on higher ed's pessimistic budget outlook, Stiles and Swicegood debut an incredibly useful bill tracker app, Ramsey interviews Rick Perry on the cusp of his second decade as governor, Aguilar on a Mexican journalist's quest for asylum in the U.S., Ramshaw on life expectancy along the border, M. Smith on the obstacles school districts face in laying off teachers and yours truly talks gambling and the Rainy Day Fund with state Rep. Jim Pitts: The best of our best from January 17 to 21, 2011. Full Story 

• T-Squared: Our New iPad/iPhone App!

  By Evan Smith Jan. 21, 2011

  Late yesterday afternoon, Apple's App Store kindly put our latest technological offering out to market: a brand new — and, naturally, free — iPad/iPhone app containing our news, blog posts, data applications and mutlimedia, our elected officials directory and our events listings. Full Story 

• T-Squared: The Trib’s Next Great Reporter

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2011

  Thanh Tan, a star in the PBS constellation, will join our staff on Monday, Feb. 7, stepping into the multiplatform reporter position that will be vacated in early February by Elise Hu. Full Story