Past Contributions

• TribLive: Powers and Loftin Oppose Campus Carry

  By Evan Smith April 28, 2011

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, UT President Bill Powers and A&M President Bowen Loftin explained why they oppose legislation that would allow concealed hanguns on college campuses. Full Story 

• Colbert to Ron Paul: "You're Rand Paul's Dad!"

  By Evan Smith April 26, 2011

  On the day he announced his intention to form a 2012 presidential exploratory committee, Texas congressman Ron Paul, R-Surfside, sparred with Stephen Colbert about the Fed, the debt ceiling and whether he and his sons are the "Libertarian Kennedys." Full Story 

• TribLive: Armstrong on Cancer Research, Smoke-Free

  By Evan Smith April 25, 2011

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Lance Armstrong about the need to protect cancer research funding in austere times and his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban. Full Story 

• Video: Lance Armstrong at TribLive

  By Evan Smith April 25, 2011

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Lance Armstrong about the need to protect cancer research funding in austere times and his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban. Full Story 

• TribLive: Armstrong on Smoke-Free

  By Evan Smith April 25, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about his advocacy on behalf of an indoor workplace smoking ban. Full Story 

• TribLive: Armstrong on Cancer Research Funding

  By Evan Smith April 25, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about the need to preserve cancer research funding in austere times. Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith April 23, 2011

  Aaronson on a freshman lawmaker's rogue antics, Aguilar on how cartel violence affects tick eradication, Galbraith on Midland's water woes, Hamilton on the exit of a higher ed reformer, Murphy maps voting age by county, Philpott on the data breach at the Comptroller's office, Ramsey on why Susan Combs needs to eat crow, my TribLive interview with U.S. Sen John Cornyn, Ramshaw on Cornyn's refusal to take the "nickel tour" of Planned Parenthood, M. Smith annotates the contracts of superintendents, Stiles on a GOP-friendly redistricting map and Tan on a possible Rainy Day Fund raid: The best of our best content from April 18 to 22, 2011. Full Story 

• TribLive: Podolsky on Medical Education and Health Care Cuts

  By Evan Smith April 22, 2011

  At a TribLive conversation on April 14, I interviewed Dr. Daniel Podolsky the president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, about the state of medical education, the cost of health care cuts and the value of academic research. Full Story 

• TribLive: Armstrong on the Doping Investigation

  By Evan Smith April 21, 2011

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lance Armstrong talked about the investigation into allegations that he doped as a pro cyclist — and whether the controversy has impacted his advocacy on behalf of cancer research funding and a workplace smoking ban. Full Story 

• TribLive: Cornyn on Texas vs. Washington

  By Evan Smith April 20, 2011

  At Monday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the dominant theme in state politics over the last two years: Texas vs. Washington. Full Story