The Water Calendar
Key meetings and events over the coming weeks. Full Story
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
Key meetings and events over the coming weeks. Full Story
A February incident aboard a bus in Amarillo where two men were suspected by another passenger of discussing a bomb has a Sikh advocacy group calling for criminal charges against those who restrained the men. Full Story
The Ted Cruz campaign plans stops all across Indiana today in a final push for victory in what is likely a make-or-break state for the Texas senator. Full Story
Ted Cruz tries to shake up the presidential conversation by naming a veep choice, a Capitol prayer rally with Franklin Graham draws state leaders and John Boehner really doesn't like Cruz — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
The Tribune's Matthew Watkins has a report this morning on ballooning compensation for Texas universities' chancellors and presidents. Full Story
Also, a new action taken to stop the state's new teacher evaluation system and inside the two-day process to hang Rick Perry's portrait in the Capitol. Full Story
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about those two embattled statewide elected officials — Ken Paxton and Sid Miller. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Teacher groups move to stop implementation of a new educator evaluation system, a new online tool makes it easier to track school climate and few states meet guidelines for in-school physical activity. Full Story
Ted Cruz veered away from the standard presidential campaign playbook on Wednesday with his announcement of a vice presidential pick. Full Story
Oregon and the District of Columbia are the only places in the country where public school physical education programs meet outside guidelines for physical activity at school. Full Story