Past Contributions

• Updated: Rick O'Donnell, UT System Agree to Settlement

  By Reeve Hamilton June 27, 2011

  The Rick O'Donnell saga at the University of Texas System appears to have reached an end. Last week, under threat of a lawsuit, the system agreed to a settlement with the former adviser. Full Story 

• The Hit List

  By Reeve Hamilton June 26, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry isn’t backing down from his push for a “no-frills” approach to higher education. He wants students to move and be moved through the system quickly and efficiently. And if that wasn’t clear enough already, he underscored it with his veto pen. Full Story 

• Audio: Student Leaders Discuss Higher Ed Reform

  By Reeve Hamilton June 26, 2011

  Natalie Butler and Christopher Covo, are both student leaders from public universities in Texas. But they find themselves on different sides of the state's ongoing higher education reform debate. Full Story 

• Groups Positioning For Long Higher Ed Debate

  By Reeve Hamilton June 26, 2011

  With multiple third-party organizations cropping up, along with a new Legislature-created oversight committee, expect a protracted debate about how best to tackle the state's higher ed problems. Full Story 

• Peña Intends to Stay in Texas House

  By Reeve Hamilton June 23, 2011

  The political ambitions of state Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, have been the subject of speculation since he switched parties prior to the recent legislative session. But he’s announcing today that — for now, at least — he doesn’t intend to go anywhere. Full Story 

• Rep. Aaron Peña on His Political Future

  By Reeve Hamilton June 23, 2011

  The political ambitions of state Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, have been the subject of speculation since he switched parties prior to the recent legislative session. But he’s announcing that, for now at least, he doesn’t intend to go anywhere. Full Story 

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 85

  By Reeve Hamilton June 22, 2011

  This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Thanh, and Ben talk about vetoes, groping, and the imminent end of the special session. Full Story 

• Latinos Lag in College Completion, Report Says

  By Reeve Hamilton June 22, 2011

  Only 16 percent of Latino adults have an associate's degree or higher — compared to 33 percent of the total working-aged population in Texas. The national average is 38 percent. Full Story 

• The Circus is Coming

  By Ross Ramsey, Julián Aguilar, Reeve Hamilton, Ceryta Lockett, David Muto, Jay Root and Thanh Tan June 20, 2011

  Brace yourselves. There's still a possibility it won't happen, but brace yourselves nevertheless, because in some ways it’s happening already. Full Story 

• On the Records: Higher Ed Quiz Results

  By Reeve Hamilton June 17, 2011

  Earlier this week, we published a quiz to see if readers could distinguish between comments made about higher education by Gov. Rick Perry, University of Texas President Bill Powers, and others. It turns out: They (sometimes) can’t! Full Story