Past Contributions

• Wentworth, Rivals Turn Up Heat in Senate Race

  By Reeve Hamilton April 26, 2012

  State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, is battling GOP rivals Elizabeth Ames Jones and Donna Campbell, who are both coming at him from his right flank. Full Story 

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 129

  By Reeve Hamilton April 26, 2012

  In this week's special edition of the TribCast, taped live before an audience at the historic Cactus Cafe, Reeve, Emily, Julian and Ben talk about Texas primaries, the Supreme Court taking up the Arizona immigration law and The Colbert Report. Full Story 

• UTEP President "Very Sad" Over Decision to Cancel Boxing Match

  By Reeve Hamilton April 26, 2012

  University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio said that she was disappointed that a high-profile boxing match on her campus has been canceled and that she hasn't been told why it wasn't being held. Full Story 

• Resignations Follow Report on UT Southwestern Spending

  By Reeve Hamilton April 24, 2012

  A staff shakeup at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the University of Texas System follows the release of the findings of an investigation into the spending habits of the medical center's former president. Full Story 

• National Group Calls on UT System to Freeze Tuition

  By Reeve Hamilton April 24, 2012

  A Florida-based nonprofit is calling on public universities to freeze tuition — and it is kicking off a campaign by focusing on the University of Texas System. Full Story 

• David Callender: The TT Interview

  By Reeve Hamilton April 24, 2012

  The president of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on how his institution has recovered from Hurricane Ike and the institution's role in the state's future higher-education landscape. Full Story 

• Degrees of Confusion

  By Reeve Hamilton April 20, 2012

  The Senate Higher Education Committee will hold its first hearing of the year on Wednesday, and with debate over higher ed reform cooling (for now, at least), focus has turned to community colleges and a surprisingly touchy topic: transfers. Full Story 

• Scott Thurman: The TT Interview

  By Reeve Hamilton April 19, 2012

  The director of The Revisionaries, a new documentary about the Texas State Board of Education’s battle over science and history education, on whether there are any villains in the film and the process of getting content into textbooks. Full Story 

• Report Questions State's Higher-Ed Priorities

  By Reeve Hamilton April 18, 2012

  A new study on Texas’ higher-education policy lays out the tough choices that state lawmakers are facing and throws some cold water on one of their prize programs: the initiative to create more tier-one universities. Full Story 

• Business Community Faults Math Standards

  By Reeve Hamilton April 17, 2012

  As the State Board of Education prepares to approve new K-12 math standards, it is receiving significant pushback from leaders in Texas' business community, who contend that they're are not up to snuff. Full Story