TribCast: A Post-Primary Debrief
On Wednesday morning, Reeve, Evan, Ross and Emily — with help from Morgan, Aman and Jim — discussed the results of the 2014 primary election in front of a live audience at the Austin Club. Full Story
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
On Wednesday morning, Reeve, Evan, Ross and Emily — with help from Morgan, Aman and Jim — discussed the results of the 2014 primary election in front of a live audience at the Austin Club. Full Story
The down-ballot statewide races on both the Republican and Democratic sides yielded a number of runoffs and some surprises on Tuesday night. Full Story
Since we just rolled out the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, this week's Texas news-inspired playlist kicks off with "Numbers in Action" by Wiley. Full Story
At the Bexar County Republican Women's luncheon on Friday, attorney general candidate Barry Smitherman went after supporters of an opposing campaign for making personal attacks against his wife. Full Story
The University of Texas System is revisiting a plan to build a new system office in downtown Austin that is projected to cost about $102 million. Full Story
A document obtained by the Tribune could shed light on an inquiry being conducted by the University of Texas System into the influence of legislators on the admissions process at its flagship university. Full Story
In a new attack ad, Republican attorney general hopeful Barry Smitherman accuses his opponent, Ken Paxton, of allegedly violating ethics rules and failing to disclose financial information during his time in office. Full Story
Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jim have a super-sized discussion about gay marriage in Texas and the latest numbers from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
State Rep. Dan Branch, R- Dallas, is going after a rival in the Republican primary for attorney general, state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, following a report about the latter's involvement a "Ponzi-like" scheme. Full Story
Democrats spent much of the week expressing outrage over Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's decision with Ted Nugent, so we kick off our latest Texas news-inspired playlist with Nugent's own "State of Shock." Full Story