Past Contributions

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 68

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 23, 2011

  This week's TribCast features Ross, Reeve, Ben and Emily discussing the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, the buzz about Medicaid and concealed carry on college campuses. Full Story 

• Battle Brewing Over Mandatory Meningitis Vaccine

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 23, 2011

  The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this week that vaccine manufacturers are protected from lawsuits by parents who believe that vaccines harmed their children is sure to energize anti-immunization advocates working to thwart attempts to expand meningococcal vaccine requirements for college students. Full Story 

• House Higher Ed Chairman Looks to Boost "Productivity"

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 23, 2011

  For higher education issues, it appears that “productivity” is to this session what “tier one” was to 2009. House Higher Education Chairman Dan Branch, R-Dallas, has filed a trio of bills aimed at getting more bang for each buck invested in higher ed. Full Story 

• ACU Students, Wired and Connected, Offer Peek at the Future

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 16, 2011

  In the five years since Abilene Christian University began preparing for the freshman class of 2011, the private West Texas university with fewer than 5,000 students has done just that, transforming itself into perhaps the most technologically innovative campus in the state. Full Story 

• The Week in Texas Politics Recap: 2/7 to 2/11

  By Reeve Hamilton and Justin Dehn Feb. 11, 2011

  No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We've made it easier for you with our weekly recaps of the action under the dome. Full Story 

• Texas Already Has a $10,000 Degree — But for How Long?

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 10, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry has challenged Texas universities to develop a bachelor’s degree costing no more than $10,000, books included. As it turns out, there already is a $10,000 bachelor’s degree here — and the Legislature may be on the verge of eliminating it. Full Story 

• The Texas Tribune Weekly TribCast: Ep 66

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 9, 2011

  This week's episode of the TribCast features Evan, Ross, Reeve, and Ben mulling over the State of the State, the new House committee assignments, and the politics of abortion. Full Story 

• Senators Call Tuition Set-Aside Theft, Secret Tax

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 9, 2011

  One state senator calls it "a 20 percent backdoor secret tax" on those paying for college. Another argues that eliminating it would help create a Texas with a "have-and-have-not culture." And some students say the the tuition set-aside program mandated by the state in 2003 is just plain theft. Full Story 

• University of Texas President Bill Powers Hospitalized

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 8, 2011

  University of Texas President Bill Powers has been hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism. Full Story 

• The Week in Texas Politics Recap: 1/31 to 2/4

  By Reeve Hamilton and Justin Dehn Feb. 4, 2011

  No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We've made it easier for you with our weekly recaps of the action under the dome. Full Story