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Robert Inks was the night news editor at the Tribune from 2015 to 2018. Before joining the Tribune, Robert copy edited for several newspapers in and outside Texas. He also was a writer and editor for online global affairs website Stratfor and a project manager for newspaper publisher GateHouse Media. Robert is an Austin native and a UT-Austin graduate.
Over the years, far too much attention has been paid to academic one-upmanship, with far too little consideration given to the students who ultimately foot the bill, writes state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown. Full Story
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Robert Morrow's election to the Travis County GOP chairmanship is a disaster for the party, writes writes county Vice Chairman Matt Mackowiak. Full Story
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As gun rights advocates across the country force guns into academia, academics will feel compelled to bring scholarship to the gun debate, write Lisa L. Moore and Matthew Valentine of Gun Free UT. Full Story
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During these perilous times, we need a leader who is courageous, consistent, passionate and principled. That leader is Ted Cruz, writes state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth. Full Story
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There is a distinct difference between a private company that uses its profits to hire a lobbyist and government entities that use taxpayer dollars to do the same, writes state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has shown time and again during this contest that he is the best-prepared person to lead a post-Obama United States, writes state Rep. Jason Villalba. Full Story
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As President Obama contemplates his choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, he should think of diversity — both in its normal context of race, ethnicity and gender, and in other ways such as geography, religion and experience, writes former U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson. Full Story
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In response to last week's Tribune report, Battleground Texas political director Oscar Silva says his group has never been about any single staffer or election — it's about building a volunteer organization to engage Texans all across our state. Full Story
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The discourse that began after a race-related incident this week on the Texas A&M campus is not new to the state or the country. It is a road that has been traveled before and lingers to be frequented again, writes Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas. Full Story
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Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who has a proven and successful record of fighting to raise incomes for hardworking Americans and ensuring more good-paying jobs come to Texas, writes Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. Full Story
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