/https://static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Reeve_1.jpg)
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.
The Texas House gave tentative approval to billions of dollars in bonds for campus construction projects on Monday. The version it approved totaled nearly $2.7 billion, up from about $2.4 billion initially approved by the Senate. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seal_UTBrownsville_1.jpg)
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers was a popular topic Monday as the Senate Nominations Committee had several questions for the three nominees for the UT System's Board of Regents. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4212a749d54ac797fe80a9702ca7826e/DO%20NOT%20USE%20Regents%20and%20Powers%202013)
From the budget bill to a new university in South Texas, a number of big agreements were reached in the Capitol this week. Fittingly, our playlist inspired by this week's Texas news opens with The Format's "The Compromise." Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/02/ExpandingBudget-MoneyBagInCapitol.jpg)
UPDATED: Friday morning's clash between the House and Senate appears to be water under the bridge. Lawmakers in the upper chamber said it was a tussle over a local Houston matter — but that they're working to resolve it. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c6da69a88f62d4421f60f8fe0396dc42/BD%20INC%20Dutton%20001%202013)
The cause of the West fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people on April 17 has been ruled “undetermined,” officials announced at a press conference in the town's high school parking lot on Thursday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/16/West_PC_001.jpg)
The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a controversial committee substitute to House Bill 1000, which creates a new university and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8be7a705845cfdae2504db9e3a7dde3b/BD%20INC%20Chuy%2001%202011)
UPDATED: House lawmakers on Wednesday put their stamp of approval on a measure that would keep the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in business for another 12 years. But they tacked on a few more amendments. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f3e6b03ac6a0ff45fa9a94b23393a022/BD%20INC%20Paredes%2001%202011)
Evan, Emily, Ben and Reeve discuss the musical stylings of Houston physician and major Republican donor Steve Hotze, recently released emails from the governor to University of Texas System regents, and the state of the state's water funding. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcasters-Reeve-Evan-Ben-Emily.jpg)
UPDATED: After the Senate concurred with amendments in the House, a bill adding restrictions and requirements for regents of the state's university systems is on its way to the governor's desk. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4b66946e97b7ce36ba3c6d8973e786e8/DO%20NOT%20USE%20Branch%20Board%2002%202013)
During a tense meeting of the Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Tuesday, state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer asked UT System Regent Brenda Pejovich about the controversy surrounding the system board's governance. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e36300162f28f03f8491405876d669a3/BD%20INC%20Pejovich%2002%202013)