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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
Richard Spencer's speech at Texas A&M drew more than a thousand protesters. As he preached white nationalism, tension was high and police in riot gear tried to maintain calm. Full Story
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The brand new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been placed on probation by the commission that handles accreditation for southern universities. Full Story
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Texas A&M University President Michael Young said football coach Kevin Sumlin had "by far the best record of any coach who has moved a team from a less-challenging conference to a more-challenging conference." Full Story
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The man bringing Richard Spencer to speak at Texas A&M University next week is himself a white nationalist who has been inviting incendiary guests to College Station for years. Full Story
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Some lawmakers will try to tweak Texas' campus carry law in 2017, but many schools — including the University of Texas System — would just as soon not revisit the controversial law. Full Story
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Wallace Hall is set to leave the UT System Board of Regents in February, but his lawsuit over access to student records is still pending at the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
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White nationalist leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak on the Texas A&M University campus next month. The university said it had no role in inviting him, and that his views violate "our core values." Full Story
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The University of Texas at Austin will likely have to pay $10 million to get rid of football coach Charlie Strong. Buyouts like that are nothing new for the school. Full Story
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Department of Public Safety troopers in riot gear were brought in to separate dueling protests between white nationalists and anti-fascists outside the Texas Capitol on Saturday. Full Story
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The school is fighting a recommendation that it not be accredited, which would prevent its graduates from taking the Texas bar exam and practicing in the state. Full Story
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