Past Contributions

• TribLive: A Conversation with Wendy Davis

  By Evan Smith April 23, 2012

  Full video of Evan Smith's April 19 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth. Full Story 

• TribLive: Davis on Perry's Budget Compact

  By Evan Smith April 20, 2012

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, explained why she won't sign the governor's budget compact — and why tax exemptions should be on the table. Full Story 

• TribLive: Davis on the SD-10 Race

  By Evan Smith April 19, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, talked about why she thinks she can get re-elected in a GOP district — and why the liberal label doesn't fit. Full Story 

• T-Squared: Our Spring Pledge Drive Begins

  By Evan Smith April 17, 2012

  Now is the time for all of you to come to the aid of public service journalism by supporting the digital news organization you love and trust. Say it with me: Smarter Texans equals a better Texas. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith April 14, 2012

  Aaronson maps Medicaid patients' access to pharmacies, Aguilar on Mexicans in exile, Batheja on an unlikely threat to a veteran lawmaker's re-election, Galbraith and Murphy interactively track reservoir levels around the state, Grissom on the ringleaders who rule the state's largest youth lockup, Hamilton on how much Texas professors are paid, Ramsey on who's conservative, Ramshaw and Tan on the latest Planned Parenthood kerfuffle, Root on what Santorum's exit means for the Texas primary, and parts 4 (by M. Smith) and 5 (by Tan and Dehn) of our series on school district closures: The best of our best content from April 9-13, 2012. Full Story 

• T-Squared: One Week, Four Awards

  By Evan Smith April 12, 2012

  We've been recognized four times this week for the quality and innovation of our public-service journalism. Woot! Full Story 

• In Tough New Ad, Paul Plays Texan Card

  By Evan Smith April 10, 2012

  Showing no signs of quitting the 2012 race, Ron Paul is attacking his Republican rivals in a new ad as a "debt-raising fiscal liberal," a "moon colony guy" and a "moderate from Massachusetts" — and playing up his Texanness. Full Story 

• The Hot Seat: A Conversation with West Texas Lawmakers

  By Evan Smith April 6, 2012

  At our Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, state Reps. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, and state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, discussed cuts to public and higher education and other by-products of the 82nd Session. Full Story 

• The Hot Seat: West Texas Lawmakers on Public Ed Cuts

  By Evan Smith April 5, 2012

  At last Friday's Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, state Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, and state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, talked about the impact of cuts to public education. Full Story 

• The Hot Seat: West Texas Lawmakers on Romney

  By Evan Smith April 5, 2012

  At last Friday's Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, state Reps. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, and state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, declined to endorse their party's likely 2012 presidential nominee. Full Story