At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, Matthew Watkins talked to state Sens. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, and Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo; state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin; and Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes about how higher ed issues played in the 84th Legislature.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Starr on Campus Carry
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, Baylor University President and Chancellor Ken Starr explained why the school would likely opt out of the state’s new campus carry law.
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Higher Education
Video: Seliger on UT’s Plans for a Houston Campus
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, the chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, expressed skepticism about the University of Texas System’s plans for a new campus in Houston.
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Public Education
Video: The Future of Public Education Policy
On 11/13, I talked about the future of public education policy in Texas with state. Rep. Mary González, D-Clint; Lizzette González Reynolds of the Texas Education Agency; El Paso ISD Superintendent Juan Cabrera; and Eduardo Rodriguez of the Council on Regional Economic Expansion and Educational Development.
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Politics
Video: A Conversation with Martin O’Malley
Full video of my 11/12 conversation with former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
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Health care
Video: Transforming Texas Hospitals
Here’s full video of our conversation Tuesday on “Transforming Texas Hospitals” at the Texas Medical Center’s Innovation Institute in Houston.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Six Years
Seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating our fantastic fifth, but today marks the sixth anniversary of The Texas Tribune’s launch — and no one is more amazed and gratified that we’ve made it this far than we are.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Hecht on U.S. Supreme Court “Lawlessness”
At our 10/29 conversation, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court addressed the recent pushback against the “lawlessness” of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unelected jurists.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Hecht on the School Finance Case
At our 10/29 conversation, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court talked about the timing of a possible ruling on the state’s appeal in the school finance lawsuit.
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Video: A Conversation with Nathan Hecht
Full video of my 10/29 conversation with Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court.