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Reeve Hamilton has interned at both The Nation and The Texas Observer, for which he covered the 2009 legislative session. Most recently, he has been a desk assistant at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. A Houston native, he has a B.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.

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Recent Contributions

Up in the Air

by Reeve Hamilton  |  2/2/2010  |   3

Feeling blue over paltry federal funding for high-speed rail? Forget about it. Two Austin visionaries are already looking ahead to the next transportation innovations.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett on SOTU

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/28/2010

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, responds to the State of the Union address.

Barack and a Hard Place

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/28/2010  |   1

Two very different Texans in the U.S. House of Representatives — Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, and John Carter, R-Round Rock — respond to the president's State of the Union address.

Rep. John Carter on SOTU

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/28/2010

U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, responds to the State of the Union address.

Henry Cuellar Explains It All

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/26/2010

The Democratic U.S. House member from Laredo lays out the options for proceeding on health care reform.

The Remedy

by Reeve Hamilton, Morgan Smith and Julian Aguilar  |  1/26/2010

Should Congress salvage health care reform? How? Is it possible? Democrats in the Texas delegation sound off.

Social Studies

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/25/2010  |   1

Thanks to sites like Facebook and Twitter, we know the elected officials who represent us better than ever — sometimes in weirdly intimate ways. You can find out that Dan Patrick had to put his dog down, that Wayne Christian is a fan of real estate wunderkind and reality TV star Chad Rogers, and that Bill White just finished listening to a book on tape. But woe to the pol who hasn't updated her status in a year.

Speaking Tweets to Power

by Reeve Hamilton and Abby Rapoport  |  1/25/2010  |   1

Rick Perry's Blogger Summit featured big-name speakers, social media strategizing and a chance to shoot guns with the Governor. What it didn't feature: much talk about Texas.

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Primary Bloggers

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/25/2010

On Jan. 23, bloggers learned the tools of the trade at the Perry 2010 Blogger Summit featuring Andrew Breitbart, Gov. Rick Perry, and others.

The Abortion Answer

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/21/2010

As she demonstrated in last week's debate, Kay Bailey Hutchison still struggles with how to describe her position on an issue that many Republicans consider sacrosanct.

The Unmentionables

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/15/2010

Meet the Democratic candidates for governor that no one's talking about.

Bill White Clears the Air

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/7/2010

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate lays out the three things that need to happen to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Do Coattails Exist?

by Reeve Hamilton  |  1/4/2010  |   1

The idea that the popularity of a candidate at the top of the ballot can pull down-ballot candidates to victory may be only slightly more real than the Loch Ness monster.

Patrick Rose on "Last Man Standing"

by Reeve Hamilton  |  12/28/2009

Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, discusses "Last Man Standing: Politics - Texas Style" and his political life since the film. Rose's opponent in the movie, current Texas Supreme Court candidate Rick Green, declined to be interviewed.

Ronnie Earle's Decision

by Reeve Hamilton  |  12/21/2009

Former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, explains why he chose — from all his options — to run for lieutenant governor.