In a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon, singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne said he was canceling a scheduled show at the University of Texas at Austin because of concerns with Texas’ new campus carry law.
Bobby Blanchard
Bobby Blanchard joined The Texas Tribune’s audience team in 2016 and led the team from 2021 to 2023, strategizing to expand the organization’s reach and engagement across all platforms. A graduate of UT-Austin, Bobby spent his first year out of college at The Dallas Morning News as a reporting fellow, covering Texas politics and breaking news. He got his start in journalism in the poorly lit basement of The Daily Texan, followed by internships at the Houston Chronicle, KUT News and the Tribune. Born and raised in the Houston area, Bobby is a native Texan.
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Higher Education
Rice’s Band Has a History of Poking the Bear (and Other Mascots)
Rice University’s marching band made headlines nationwide Friday by taunting Baylor over its sexual assault scandal. The attention is hardly new for the marching band, which has a history of courting controversy.
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Politics
Dan Patrick Warns Ted Cruz Will Be Left Behind for Not Endorsing Trump
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has been quiet about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s lack of support for Donald Trump, warned Monday Cruz will be left “in the rearview mirror of the Republican Party” if he doesn’t endorse the businessman.
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Higher Education
The Daily Show Visits Texas to Cover Campus Carry Dildo Protest
The Daily Show, Comedy Central’s satirical news program, visited the University of Texas at Austin to cover the eye-popping protest of the state’s campus carry law.
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Demographics
Texas Agriculture Chief Boycotts NFL Over Players Kneeling for Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem is starting to spread. Here’s what Texans are saying about it.
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Health care
Anti-Vaccine Activists Take Offense at Texas Rep’s Tweet About Playboy Bunnies
A series of late-night tweets in which a Texas lawmaker promised to support tightened legislation on vaccines and referenced “playboy bunnies” has drawn the ire of a political action committee that supports loosening vaccine laws.
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Criminal Justice
Here’s What a Former Police Chief Thinks of Texas Police Shootings
Our readers asked a former police chief about his experience and Texas police shootings. Here’s what he told them.
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Criminal Justice
Show Us What Campus Carry Looks Like at Your College
The Texas Tribune wants to see what your college campus looks like now that campus carry is legal in Texas. Are there any visible changes? Or is it business as usual?
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Revisit Starstruck, a Project on Texas’ Newest Space Race
SpaceX and Blue Origin have big — and sometimes secretive — plans for commercial space flight from South and West Texas. While some of the companies’ new neighbors are hopeful, others fear the effects on wildlife and small-town life.
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Starstruck: The Fights and Flights Behind Texas’ Commercial Space Race
A half-century after NASA began pursuing spaceflight from Houston, Texas has again become the center of an emerging space industry. SpaceX and Blue Origin plan to launch commercial rockets from Texas sites. But they haven’t won over their neighbors.
