Past Contributions

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 91

  By Reeve Hamilton Aug. 3, 2011

  This week, with The Response just a few days away, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss the upcoming prayer rally and how political races around the state — like the already-underway battle for lieutenant governor — are shaping up. Full Story 

• Perry Announces Creation of Online Texas University

  By Reeve Hamilton Aug. 3, 2011

  Higher education leaders in Texas have been pushing for more pathways to college degrees for Texas. Today, Gov. Rick Perry, along with higher education committee chairs Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, announced a new one: Western Governors University Texas. Full Story 

• Paredes: "We Need to Reinvent Public Higher Ed"

  By Reeve Hamilton July 26, 2011

  Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said Tuesday that the state was coming to "the painful realization that improving access is not enough" and that the time had come to "reinvent public higher education." Full Story 

• Texplainer: Will Budget Cuts Mean Higher University Tuition?

  By Reeve Hamilton July 26, 2011

  In the wake of well-documented budget woes, the state Legislature took a more than 9 percent chunk out of higher education in the recent session. Some institutions have now raised tuition, and others may soon do the same. Full Story 

• @mqsullivan Has His 140 Characters Back

  By Reeve Hamilton July 22, 2011

  The Twitter accounts of Michael Quinn Sullivan and his fellow conservative activists have been restored. Are we any closer to understanding why they were suspended? Maybe. Full Story 

• Updated: O'Donnell Responds to Criticism from UT

  By Reeve Hamilton July 21, 2011

  When Rick O'Donnell, a controversial former adviser to the University of Texas System, released an analysis of faculty data from University of Texas and Texas A&M, he anticipated that it might receive criticism. He was right. Full Story 

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 89

  By Reeve Hamilton July 20, 2011

  In this week's TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss David Dewhurst's campaign rollout, political fallout from the legislative session and who might be calling Rick Perry to run for president. Full Story 

• Rick O'Donnell Releases Faculty Productivity Analysis

  By Reeve Hamilton July 20, 2011

  A new sure-to-be-controversial analysis of faculty productivity data from UT and A&M argues that the institutions' employment practices resemble “a Himalayan trek, where indigenous Sherpas carry the heavy loads.” Full Story 

• Michael Quinn Sullivan's Twitter Account Suspended

  By Reeve Hamilton July 19, 2011

  Texas politicos may notice something of a change of tone on Twitter today. For reasons unknown, the microblogging site has suspended the accounts of a small cadre of the Capitol community's more outspoken conservatives. Full Story 

• The Midday Brief: July 15, 2011

  By Reeve Hamilton July 15, 2011

  Your afternoon reading: Perry for president predictions percolate, Ratliff racing to replace a representative, and districts dealing with drought. Full Story