Past Contributions

• TribLive: Williams and Pitts on Medicaid

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, discussed what the state should do about its exploding Medicaid obligations. Full Story 

• TribLive: Williams and Pitts on the Rainy Day Fund

  By Evan Smith Jan. 31, 2013

  At Thursday morning's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, talked about the possibility of withdrawals from the Rainy Day Fund. Full Story 

• Hot Seat: A Conversation with Hancock and Patrick

  By Evan Smith Jan. 28, 2013

  At last Friday's Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas at Arlington, state Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-Fort Worth, and state Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington, talked about public education, health care, the state budget and other issues in play in the 83rd session. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with David Dewhurst

  By Evan Smith Jan. 25, 2013

  Full video of my January 24 TribLive conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on Buddy Barfield

  By Evan Smith Jan. 24, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about the ongoing investigation into allegations that a longtime campaign aide stole hundreds of thousands of dollars — or more —from his political accounts. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on Takeaways from 2012

  By Evan Smith Jan. 24, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about what he learned in his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on the Water Plan

  By Evan Smith Jan. 24, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about how much it will take to jump-start the state's as-yet-unfunded water plan. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on Funding Public Education

  By Evan Smith Jan. 24, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about whether public education funding in Texas is sufficient and where additional money might come from. Full Story 

• Video: Cruz, Castros on Sunday Shows

  By Evan Smith Jan. 20, 2013

  The blazing stars of Texas politics at the moment, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and the Castro brothers, once again did a turn on the Sunday talk shows. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith Jan. 19, 2013

  Our first-of-its-kind news app detailing the financial interests of state lawmakers, Ramshaw asks in whose interest our part-time Legislature operates, Root on how public and private blur for Sen. John Whitmire, M. Smith on why politicians regulating themselves means not much chance of ethics reform, Aaronson on the Women's Health Program provider list, Murphy and Batheja on the growth in Texas' spending, Galbraith on water and fracking, Ramsey talks to George P. Bush and Rocha and I separately talk water with Todd Staples and Allan Ritter: The best of our best content from Jan. 14 to 19, 2013. Full Story