Past Contributions

• T-Squared: Meet Our New Publisher and COO

  By Evan Smith March 11, 2014

  I’m pleased to announce that Tim Griggs, our loyal and dutiful Knight Foundation fellow these last six months, is joining the Tribune staff as as our newly minted publisher and chief operating officer. Full Story 

• TribLive: Davis on the Case Against Abbott

  By Evan Smith March 6, 2014

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, laid out the bill of particulars against her GOP opponent, Greg Abbott. Full Story 

• TribLive: Davis on What She'd Do as Governor

  By Evan Smith March 6, 2014

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, laid out the intellectual framework for her general election campaign. Full Story 

• Davis on Primary Day and the Democrats

  By Evan Smith March 6, 2014

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, talked about losing a couple dozen counties on primary day and whether her party is in disarray. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation With Wendy Davis

  By Evan Smith March 6, 2014

  Full video of my 3/6 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation With Diana Natalicio

  By Evan Smith March 2, 2014

  At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked with UTEP President Diana Natalicio about higher ed access, affordability and completion rates. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Education and the New Texas

  By Evan Smith March 1, 2014

  At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked education with TEA Commissioner Michael Williams, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, Higher Ed Coordinating Board Chair Harold Hahn and San Elizario ISD Superintendent Sylvia Hopp. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Health Care and the New Texas

  By Evan Smith Feb. 28, 2014

  At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked about health care challenges with Texas Health Commissioner Kyle Janek, state Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar and Eric Evans, CEO of the Sierra Providence Health Network. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Changing Populations, Changing Politics

  By Evan Smith Feb. 28, 2014

  At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, the Trib's Julián Aguilar talked about the changing political map with state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, state Rep. Mary González, D-Clint, former state Rep. Dee Margo, R-El Paso, and George Antuna, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Will Boom Go Bust? Demographics is Destiny

  By Evan Smith Feb. 27, 2014

  AAt our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, former state demographer and U.S. Census Bureau directdor Steve Murdock discussed how population shifts will affect public policy. Full Story