Past Contributions

• T-Squared: Going With the Flow

  By Evan Smith March 27, 2013

  Today we're pleased to welcome the arrival of a brand new sister publication: In the Flow, a free, twice-a-month newsletter about water and related issues. Full Story 

• Hot Seat: A Conversation with Fraser and King

  By Evan Smith March 26, 2013

  At last Friday's Hot Seat conversation at Abilene Christian University, state Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, and state Rep. Susan King, R-Abilene, talked about public education, health care, water, the state budget and other issues in play in the 83rd session. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Three Freshmen

  By Evan Smith March 22, 2013

  Full video of Ross Ramsey's 3/21 TribLive conversation with three first-term lawmakers: state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Reps. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, and Gene Wu, D-Houston. Full Story 

• TribLive: Freshman Lawmakers on Vouchers

  By Evan Smith March 21, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Ross Ramsey talked to state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Reps. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, and Gene Wu, D-Houston, about the prospect of school voucher legislation. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith March 16, 2013

  Aaronson on the impact of expanding Medicaid on the state budget, Aguilar on immigration-related bills in the 83rd session, Batheja on a GOP senator challenging his party on taxes, Galbraith on concerns about water use for fracking, Grissom on reciprocal discovery, Hamilton on the campus carry debate, Murphy and Batheja visualize the legislator-lobbyist revolving door, Ramsey on the blue dreams of Texas Democrats, Ramsey and Rocha on George P. Bush's big announcement and Ramshaw and Levinthal on Rick Perry's CPAC speech: The best of our best content from March 11-15, 2013. Full Story 

• Video: Gallego on "The Daily Rundown"

  By Evan Smith March 13, 2013

  On this morning's edition of The Daily Rundown, U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, told Chuck Todd that a Democrat can win a down-ballot statewide race in the next four-year cycle. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Jimmie Don Aycock

  By Evan Smith March 8, 2013

  Full video of my 3/7 conversation with state Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee. Full Story 

• TribLive: Aycock on Testing and Accountability

  By Evan Smith March 7, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, talked about correct number of tests a student should take and how he'd revise the state's accountability system. Full Story 

• TribLive: Aycock on School Choice

  By Evan Smith March 7, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, talked about the prospects for school choice legislation this session — and why a business tax credit might not pass muster. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Building a Better Teacher

  By Evan Smith March 5, 2013

  At the Trib's February 25 symposium on public education at Rice University, Morgan Smith talked about what it takes to find and retain great teachers with Linda McSpadden McNeil of Rice University, Elisa Villanueva Beard of Teach for America, Gayle Fallon of the Houston Federation of Teachers and former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige. Full Story