Past Contributions

• TribLive: Joe Straus on the Abortion Sonogram Bill

  By Evan Smith March 14, 2011

  At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the as yet unresolved differences between the House and Senate versions of the abortion sonogram bill. Full Story 

• TribLive: Joe Straus on Taxes

  By Evan Smith March 14, 2011

  At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about whether the Texas House would consider raising taxes to pay down part of the budget shortfall. Full Story 

• Anchia vs. Berman on Adoption by Same-Sex Couples

  By Evan Smith March 13, 2011

  This morning on Austin's KXAN-TV, state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, and that "compassionate young fella," state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, discussed adoption by same-sex couples — and whether there's a difference between "transvestite" and "transgender." Full Story 

• TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

  By Evan Smith March 12, 2011

  Conversations about the coming Hispanic majority and the 82nd session from our New Day Rising symposium, M. Smith on the latest tort reform battle, Galbraith on greater scrutiny of the gas industry, Ramsey on whether lawmakers will cut their own pay and benefits, Ramshaw and Aguilar on what's holding up abortion sonogram legislation, Aguilar on the ag commissioner's controversial new website, Philpott on what $9.8 billion in public education cuts looks like, Hamilton on a snippy exchange of higher ed letters and Grissom on the latest court decision in the Hank Skinner case: The best of our best content from March 7 to 11, 2011. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: Cisneros on the Last 30 Years

  By Evan Smith March 11, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, Henry Cisneros, the first Hispanic mayor of a major American city, reflected on three decades of demographic change. Full Story 

• TribLive: Straus on the Rainy Day Fund

  By Evan Smith March 10, 2011

  At today's TribLive conversation, Speaker Joe Straus stopped short of supporting the tapping of the Rainy Day Fund to cover the current biennium's $4.3 billion deficit, but he left the door open. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: The Changing Public Policy Landscape

  By Evan Smith March 10, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four public policy experts talked about criminal justice, education, health care and other issues and the impact of the coming Hispanic majority. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: Four House Members on the 82nd Session

  By Evan Smith March 9, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four members of the Texas House talked about the issues affecting the Hispanic community — and all Texans — during the 82nd Legislative Session. Full Story 

• T-Squared: Trib Edition of QRANK Now on iPhones

  By Evan Smith March 9, 2011

  Good news for the growing number of people playing the Trib edition of QRANK on our site: You can now take your obsession with you wherever you go. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: Hispanics and the Political Landscape

  By Evan Smith March 8, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four political consultants talked about how the emerging Hispanic majority in Texas will impact voter turnout and candidates and campaigns in 2012, 2014 and beyond. Full Story