Past Contributions

• How Democrats Can Come Back: Three Views

  By Evan Smith Nov. 22, 2011

  How can the party of LBJ, Ann Richards and Henry Cisneros regain its footing? We asked three prominent Democratic strategists for their take. Full Story 

• TribLive: El Paso's Freshmen on the 82nd Session

  By Evan Smith Nov. 22, 2011

  At our TribLive conversation at the University of Texas at El Paso on 11/16, state Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, and state Reps. Naomi Gonzalez, D-El Paso, and Dee Margo, R-El Paso, discussed cuts to public and higher education and other byproducts of the 82nd Session. Full Story 

• New Perry Ad Touts His "Outsider" Status

  By Evan Smith Nov. 19, 2011

  In a new ad set to air in Iowa and across the country starting today, Gov. Rick Perry touts his status as a Washington outsider in hopes of jumpstarting his presidential campaign. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith Nov. 19, 2011

  Aaronson on the sharp rise in the number of Texans on food stamps, Aguilar investigates the Black Market Peso Exchange, Grissom on the humbling of John Bradley, Hamilton on the tweet heard round the world, Ramsey and Murphy on the newest redistricting maps, Ramsey on why Formula 1 screeched to a halt, Ramshaw and Tan scrutinize Rick Perry's attack on congressional insider trading, Root on Perry's plan for a "part-time citizen Congress" and M. Smith on already ugly State Board of Ed races: The best of our best content from November 14-18, 2011. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on Straus vs. MQS

  By Evan Smith Nov. 18, 2011

  At this week's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst weighed in on the brewing battle over spending cuts between Speaker Joe Straus and conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on Whether He's Conservative

  By Evan Smith Nov. 17, 2011

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst answered critics who question whether he's conservative enough to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Full Story 

• TribLive: Dewhurst on the Obama Assassination Tweeter

  By Evan Smith Nov. 17, 2011

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about the intern on his U.S. Senate campaign who made headlines yesterday after tweeting about the temptation to assassinate Barack Obama. Full Story 

• T-Squared: The End of Miller Time

  By Evan Smith Nov. 15, 2011

  Sorry to report that our editor, Mark Miller, is leaving us to return to New York and a job with his old employer, sort of. Happy to report that the magnificently talented Emily Ramshaw will take the TT reins. Full Story 

• Video: In New Web-Only Ad, Perry Bashes Congress

  By Evan Smith Nov. 14, 2011

  In a new web-only ad posted on YouTube, Gov. Rick Perry takes aim at congressional insider trading — the subject of a 60 Minutes segment last night. Full Story 

• Video: First Dewhurst Ad Airs This Week

  By Evan Smith Nov. 14, 2011

  The U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made its first TV ad buy, according to Hotline On Call. The political tipsheet says the campaign will spend six figures to air the ad beginning tomorrow on cable systems statewide and DirectTV in Dallas and Houston. Full Story