Video

More videos

• Video: 2011 Membership Drive — Why We Do This

  By Mark Miller May 6, 2011

  Meet the folks behind The Texas Tribune: who we are, why we do what we do — and why we are asking for your support. Full Story 

• Video: 2011 Membership Drive — Our Impact

  By Mark Miller May 5, 2011

  Ever wonder how many stories, videos and blog posts we've published and how many people have come to the site and the number of pages they've viewed since the Trib launched 18 months ago? The short answer: a lot. Full Story 

• Full Video: TPPF's Higher Ed Reform Panel

  By Reeve Hamilton May 4, 2011

  At a panel hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, UT president Bill Powers, TPPF senior fellow Ronbald Trowbridge and speaker of the A&M faculty senate Robert Strawser discussed the conservative think tank's seven proposed reforms to higher education. Here is the full video. Full Story 

• Video: Perry Responds to Disaster Declaration Denial

  By Justin Dehn May 4, 2011

  On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry blasted the federal government's decision not to give Texas a disaster declaration for wildfires. "There is no consistency with this administration," he said. Full Story 

• Video: Senate Passes Budget Along Party Lines

  By Justin Dehn May 4, 2011

  The Texas Senate voted today along party lines to pass a substitute version of HB 1. "It didn't come together the way I envisioned," said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story 

• Video: 2011 Membership Drive — Tour the Site

  By Mark Miller May 4, 2011

  Get the most out of your Trib experience — take our video tour of the site's many features, all designed to keep you informed of the key political and policy issues facing Texas. Full Story 

• Senate Budget Debate: Education Funding

  By Justin Dehn May 3, 2011

  The Texas Senate talks education funding, revenue and Rainy Day spending as members debate suspending the rules to bring up their substitute for House Bill 1, the proposed budget for the next biennium. Full Story 

• Video: 2011 Membership Drive — About Us

  By Mark Miller May 3, 2011

  Eighteen months ago, we launched the Tribune as a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide news organization dedicated solely to public interest journalism. No one knew if it would work. Well, it has — and beyond anyone's expectations. Now help us keep it going. Full Story 

• TribLive: Powers and Loftin on "Breakthrough Solutions"

  By Evan Smith May 2, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin, the presidents of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, respectively, about the seven "breakthrough solutions" proposed for higher ed by advocates of reform. Full Story 

• TribLive: Powers and Loftin on Faculty Accountability

  By Evan Smith May 2, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin, the presidents of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, respectively, about the need to quantify the financial contribution of faculty members as part of a higher ed accountability effort. Full Story 

• TribLive: Powers and Loftin on Budget Cuts

  By Evan Smith May 2, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin, the presidents of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, respectively, about the impact of higher ed budget cuts and the predicament of middling graduation rates. Full Story 

• Video: Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin at TribLive

  By Evan Smith May 2, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin, the presidents of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, respectively, about the need for higher education reform, the impact of budget cuts, the predicament of middling graduation rates and more. Full Story