Past Contributions

• T-Squared: Fest Foot Forward

  By Evan Smith Sept. 23, 2011

  We are less than 24 hours away from the first-ever Texas Tribune Festival. It would be a wicked understatement to say we're excited. Full Story 

• Perry Ad "Zeroes" In on Obama

  By Evan Smith Sept. 21, 2011

  Rick Perry's presidential campaign today released an ad contrasting its characterization of Barack Obama's first years in office with the Texas governor's promise of national renewal through new leadership. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith Sept. 17, 2011

  Aaronson on the rise in the state's unemployment rate, Aguilar on the push to mandate use of an electronic employment verification program, Galbraith on fears about the drought's impact on lake levels, Grissom on the latest in the Duane Buck case, Hamilton on the possible end of physics (academically speaking), Murphy updates our public employee pay app, Ramsey on David "Mitt" Dewhurst, Ramshaw on Rick Perry's campaign swing through Virginia and Iowa, Root on the deletion of gubernatorial emails and M. Smith on the teaching of safe sex where you'd least expect it: The best of our best content from Sept. 12-16, 2011. Full Story 

• Perry to Time: "I'll Be Better Every Day"

  By Evan Smith Sept. 15, 2011

  Rick Perry, still the front-runner in the GOP presidential race but weakened somewhat by a shaky debate performance Monday night, comes out swinging in an exclusive interview in the new issue of Time magazine. Full Story 

• Video: Unaired KBH Attack Ad on HPV

  By Evan Smith Sept. 13, 2011

  Per Politico's estimable Ben Smith, here's a never-aired Kay Bailey Hutchison attack ad against Rick Perry on the subject of the day: HPV. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Ted Cruz

  By Evan Smith Sept. 12, 2011

  At last Friday's TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech, Social Security and the debt ceiling debate. Full Story 

• TribLive: Cruz on the Debt Ceiling Debate

  By Evan Smith Sept. 12, 2011

  At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about the debt ceiling debate — why he would have voted no and why the threat of default was political theater. Full Story 

• TribLive: Cruz on Social Security

  By Evan Smith Sept. 12, 2011

  At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about Social Security — whether it's a Ponzi scheme, as Gov. Rick Perry says, and how it can be fixed. Full Story 

• TribLive: Cruz on Obama's Jobs Speech

  By Evan Smith Sept. 12, 2011

  At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech — and what he would do differently. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation with Ted Cruz

  By Evan Smith Sept. 12, 2011

  Full video of my 9/9 conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz. We talked about President Obama's jobs speech, the future of Social Security and the debt ceiling debate, among other topics that could impact his 2012 GOP primary race. Full Story