Inside Intelligence: About Those Gambling Odds...
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about gambling's future in Texas. 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.
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about gambling's future in Texas. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: New Education Commissioner Mike Morath says Texas' future rests on success of "brown and black kids," adapting a popular video game to the classroom and an interview with Terrance Green of the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
The latest round of campaign finance filings are documenting the emergence of a new big dollar GOP donor in Texas. Full Story
Sarah Palin was a huge boon to Ted Cruz when she came to Texas to throw her support behind his bid for the Senate. On Tuesday, she snubbed Cruz to endorse Donald Trump for president. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Tempering expectations after cancer cure "moonshot" is announced, new evidence that Prozac can ease Down syndrome symptoms and an interview with Ranjana Mehta of Texas A&M University. Full Story
The Republican presidential primary debate set to happen days before Texans cast their ballots in the state's primary election will remain in Houston but with a new television channel as host. Full Story
In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Herding Hemingway's Cats. Full Story
The Tribune presents a conversation on a discussion of the reasons behind the ever-exploding cost of health care and what medical professionals and elected officials can and should do about it. Full Story
The next phase of the Ted Cruz-Donald Trump relationship — undisguised dislike — continued to develop over the weekend as the GOP presidential frontrunners campaigned in the key early voting state of South Carolina on Saturday. Full Story
The Cruz-Trump relationship takes a frosty turn, Abbott and Patrick preview a couple of big fundraising reports and the Hotlist gets an update — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story