Past Contributions

• TribLive: Romney and the Hispanic Vote

  By Evan Smith June 28, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, political strategists Matthew Dowd, Mark McKinnon and John Weaver discussed Mitt Romney's pressing need to win over Hispanic voters this fall. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith June 16, 2012

  Aaronson on what Medicaid managed care could mean for pharmacists, Aguilar on El Paso's progressive politics, Batheja on TxDOT's $2 billion "problem," the fourth and fifth parts of Galbraith's series on our water woes, Hamilton on a controversial report about community colleges, Murphy maps the early vote vs. primary day turnout, Ramsey on U.S. Senate runoff dynamics, Ramshaw on Tom Suehs' retirement, Root on Mark Miner's return, M. Smith on the latest squabble over the STAAR test and Tan on the state of abortion in Texas: The best of our best content from June 11-15, 2012. Full Story 

• T-Squared: The 2nd Annual Texas Tribune Festival

  By Evan Smith June 7, 2012

  Yep, we're doing it again — and this time, criminal justice and transportation are on the agenda alongside education, energy, health care and immigration. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Post-Primary Debrief with Branch and Martinez Fischer

  By Evan Smith June 3, 2012

  Full video of my June 1 TribLive conversation with state Reps. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith June 2, 2012

  Our primary night scoreboard and liveblog, Aguilar on runoff strategy, Root and Batheja on Round two of Dewhurst vs. Cruz, M. Smith on how public education candidates fared, Ramshaw on what surprised pundits and pollsters, Galbraith on concerns over our electric grid, Aaronson on which government entities have access to your personal info, Grissom with the latest on the Hank Skinner case, Ramsey on Hispanic Republicans and part three of Tan's family planning series: The best of our best content from May 28 to June 1, 2012. Full Story 

• TribLive: Branch and TMF on Hughes vs. Straus

  By Evan Smith June 1, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, discussed the prospect of a Speaker's race leading up to the 2013 legislative session. Full Story 

• TribLive: Branch and TMF on Straus and the Primaries

  By Evan Smith June 1, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, discussed whether Tuesday's primaries were a referendum on Speaker of the House Joe Straus. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with John Carona

  By Evan Smith May 25, 2012

  Full video of my May 24 TribLive conversation with state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas. Full Story 

• TribLive: Carona on Perry's "Disrespectful" Pledge

  By Evan Smith May 24, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, discussed his opposition to Gov. Rick Perry's anti-tax pledge, which he says is "disrespectful" to the "adults" in the Legislature. Full Story 

• TribLive: Carona on Supporting Democrats

  By Evan Smith May 24, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, explained why it's okay for a "committed conservative" to host fundraisers for and give money to Democrats. Full Story