Past Contributions

• UT Regents Voice Support for MD Anderson

  By Reeve Hamilton Oct. 3, 2014

  The University of Texas System regents on Friday unanimously backed the administration of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the wake of a challenge to its handling of faculty. Full Story 

• UH Students Seek to Revive Residency Requirement

  By Reeve Hamilton Oct. 1, 2014

  Students at the University of Houston are seeking to revive a proposal that would require many freshmen to live on campus. A similar plan was scrapped by university administrators after pushback from state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston. Full Story 

• TribCast: Two Debates, a Poll and an Audit

  By Reeve Hamilton Oct. 1, 2014

  Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross review the recent debates between the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, talk about the numbers in a new statewide poll, and discuss the findings of an audit of the Texas Enterprise Fund. Full Story 

• Could On-Campus Jobs, Affordable Housing Lift Student Performance?

  By Reeve Hamilton Oct. 1, 2014

  Longtime University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet García is proposing two new ways to increase retention and completion among at-risk students: offering them Section 8 housing and tying federal financial aid to on-campus jobs. Full Story 

• Juliet Garcia's Policy Proposals

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 30, 2014

  Juliet Garcia's Policy Proposals Full Story 

• The Playlist: Free Money

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 27, 2014

  A state audit found that some beneficiaries of the governor's primary economic incentive program were selected outside of formal channels and were often not properly monitored, so we kick off this week's playlist with Patti Smith's "Free Money." Full Story 

• College Partners With Company on New Honors Program

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 25, 2014

  Navarro College announced Thursday that it would be the first two-year institution in Texas to participate in the American Honors program, a network of honors colleges run by a for-profit company. Full Story 

• State Auditor: UNT Should Pay State Back $75.6 Million

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 25, 2014

  According to a state auditor's report released Thursday, the University of North Texas should pay the state at least $75.6 million over the next 10 years as repayment for funding it should not have received. Full Story 

• TribCast: The Texas Tribune Festival Live Show

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 24, 2014

  Reeve and Ben are joined by a slew of special guests, including Maggie Haberman, Dave Weigel, Donna Howard and Jason Villalba, at The Texas Tribune Festival's live TribCast taping. There was also live music from the Jason Roberts Band! Full Story 

• UT's Powers Calls for Rethinking How Tenure is Used

  By Reeve Hamilton Sept. 22, 2014

  In his state of the university address on Monday, University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers called for rethinking who gets tenure, a topic he acknowledged was something of a "third rail for discussion" in academic circles. Full Story