Past Contributions

• T-Squared: Our Q1 Numbers

  By Evan Smith April 2, 2012

  It's no April Fool's joke: Our first quarter stats on site traffic and fundraising are significantly ahead of this time last year — and augur extremely well for a robust and record-breaking 2012. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith March 31, 2012

  Aaronson interactively maps Texas Medicaid providers, Aguilar talks legalization with the head of the Drug Policy Alliance, Galbraith on farmers watering what they know won't grow, Grisson sits down with exoneree Michael Morton, Hamilton on the elusive $10,000 college degree, Murphy et al. update the 2012 election brackets, Ramsey on Bill Ratliff's frank budget analysis, Ramshaw on a hospital where the overweight need not apply, Root on Joe Straus' primary opponent and Tan rounds up reactions to the Supreme Court's health care hearings: The best of our best content from March 26-30, 2012. Full Story 

• T-Squared: More Bang for Your Texas Weekly Buck

  By Evan Smith March 30, 2012

  This week's issue of the premium newsletter includes several new features intended to amp up the exclusivity and spin the public policy and politics news forward a few extra rotations. You. Must. Subscribe. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Paul Sadler

  By Evan Smith March 26, 2012

  Full video of Evan Smith's March 22 TribLive conversation with former state Rep. Paul Sadler, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Full Story 

• TribLive: Sadler Defends "Obamacare"

  By Evan Smith March 22, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Paul Sadler unhesitatingly argued against repealing the Affordable Care Act. Full Story 

• TribLive: Sadler Knocks Dewhurst

  By Evan Smith March 22, 2012

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Paul Sadler laid out the case against his possible general election opponent, Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story 

• First Cruz TV Ad Touts Conservative Cred

  By Evan Smith March 21, 2012

  Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz is selling his "proven conservative record" in his first TV ad of the U.S. Senate campaign, telling GOP primary voters, "You know what you're getting." Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Halperin and Heilemann

  By Evan Smith March 13, 2012

  On Sunday night at the LBJ Library in Austin, Game Change co-authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann talked about the HBO movie based on their best-selling book as well as the 2012 presidential campaign. Full Story 

• Combs: Santorum "Only Real Conservative" in 2012 Race

  By Evan Smith March 10, 2012

  Comptroller Susan Combs endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 GOP primary for president today, telling the Tribune the former Pennsylvania senator is "the only real conservative left in the race." Full Story 

• Video: Arne Duncan on Keeping Higher Ed Affordable

  By Evan Smith March 9, 2012

  At a town hall meeting at Austin Community College on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talked about what the Obama administration is doing to keep higher ed affordable. Full Story