Past Contributions

• UT System General Counsel Resigns

  By Reeve Hamilton March 7, 2013

  Barry Burgdorf, the University of Texas System's vice chancellor and general counsel, has resigned. He is the latest addition to a growing list of high-ranking officials who have left the system. Full Story 

• Texplainer: Can a University System Regent Be Recalled?

  By Reeve Hamilton March 7, 2013

  Hey, Texplainer: Can a regent of a university system be recalled or impeached? If so, how could that happen? Full Story 

• TribCast: UT/TT Poll, Sylvia Garcia and the Governor's Mansion

  By Reeve Hamilton March 6, 2013

  Ross, Julián, Aman and Reeve review some results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, discuss soon-to-be Sen. Sylvia Garcia's victory in Senate District 6 and talk about security changes at the Governor's Mansion. Full Story 

• Texas State Regent Nominee Says Job Presents No Conflicts

  By Reeve Hamilton March 4, 2013

  A Texas State University System Board of Regents nominee said Monday at a Senate committee hearing that his job as owner of the state's largest alternative teacher certification program would not conflict with his duties as a regent. Full Story 

• The Playlist: Guitar Man

  By Reeve Hamilton March 2, 2013

  Much to the internet's delight, a picture of Gov. Rick Perry playing Guitar Hero with a teenager surfaced this week. We commemorate it on our latest playlist with Bread's "Guitar Man." Full Story 

• UT Regents Face Allegations of Meddling

  By Reeve Hamilton March 1, 2013

  Lawmakers are preparing to examine whether or not the University of Texas System regents are micromanaging their flagship university, while trying to prevent the session from being overwhelmed by controversies reminiscent of 2011. Full Story 

• TribCast: New Guys, Battleground Texas and Voting Rights

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 27, 2013

  Ross, Emily, Jim and Reeve discuss the attention Joaquin Castro and Ted Cruz are getting in Washington, D.C., the prospects for Battleground Texas' efforts to turn the state blue, and the battle over Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Full Story 

• The Playlist: Trouble in Mind

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 23, 2013

  At the end of each news-filled week, we like to set some of our best stories to music. This week, in honor of reporter Brandi Grissom's "Trouble in Mind" series, we kick off our playlist with Janis Joplin singing a classic song of the same name. Full Story 

• Seliger Starts Small With Higher Education Bills

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 23, 2013

  New Senate Higher Education Chairman Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, unveiled his first round of bills dealing with colleges and universities. On the whole, they are more attractive to wonks than to headline writers, unlike those of his counterpart on the House Higher Education Committee, Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas. Full Story 

• Powell: Dewhurst's Regent Remarks "Result of Misinformation"

  By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 22, 2013

  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's recent comments accusing the University of Texas System regents of micromanagement and rumor-mongering must have resulted from bad information, UT board chairman Gene Powell said in a statement. Full Story