Past Contributions

• Video: Eltife on Whether He's Running Again

  By Evan Smith April 9, 2015

  At our 4/9 conversation, state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, the chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, talked about whether he plans to run again in 2016. Full Story 

• Video: Eltife on In-State Tuition

  By Evan Smith April 9, 2015

  At our 4/9 conversation, state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, the chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, explained why he supports allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities. Full Story 

• Video: Eltife on What's Conservative

  By Evan Smith April 9, 2015

  At our 4/9 conversation, state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, the chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, pushed back against the suggestion that he's insufficiently conservative. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation With Kevin Eltife

  By Evan Smith April 9, 2015

  Full video of my 4/9 conversation with state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, the chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee. Full Story 

• Video: Nichols and Pickett on High-Speed Rail

  By Evan Smith April 7, 2015

  At our 4/7 conversation, state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Transportation Committees — took a dim view of the prospects for high-speed rail. Full Story 

• Video: Nichols and Pickett on Road Funding

  By Evan Smith April 7, 2015

  At our 4/7 conversation, state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Transportation Committees — talked about their preferred methods of transportation funding. Full Story 

• Video: Nichols and Pickett on Tolls

  By Evan Smith April 7, 2015

  At our 4/7 conversation, state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Transportation Committees — discussed the state's reliance on toll roads. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation With Nichols and Pickett

  By Evan Smith April 7, 2015

  Full video of my 4/7 conversation with state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Transportation Committees. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation with Ayotte and Cornyn

  By Evan Smith April 6, 2015

  Full video of my 4/2 conversation with United States Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, and John Cornyn, R-Texas. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation With Bernie Sanders

  By Evan Smith April 2, 2015

  Full video of my 4/2 conversation with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who is contemplating a run for president in 2016. Full Story