The lead author of legislation this year allowing licensed handgun owners to carry their weapons on campus has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on how much universities can regulate where handguns can be carried.
John Reynolds
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.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
New in Trib+Water: Water Projects Spur Controversy
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A San Antonio pipeline project and a proposed reservoir in Fannin County kick up controversy, wild weather in Texas is on the rise and an interview with Kevin M. Befus of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Nov. 18, 2015
The criminal case against Rick Perry hits a potentially definitive turning point today as a challenge to the remaining felony charge against him is heard this morning by the state’s highest criminal appeals court.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Nov. 17, 2015
Three Texas universities — Texas A&M University, the University of Houston and Trinity University — are facing federal scrutiny over their handling of sexual violence allegations.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Nov. 16, 2015
The attacks Friday in Paris that killed at least 129 people were quickly taken up over the weekend by U.S. presidential candidates.
Posted inState Government
New in Texas Weekly: Return of the Texas Weekly Index
With candidates filing in a couple of days, we bring back the Texas Weekly Index, endorsements mount in the Houston mayoral runoff and a new legislative agency review is in the works — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Nov. 13, 2015
Half of Texas voters plan to vote in the Republican primary next year, but a significant portion of them would switch their loyalties to a Tea Party candidate should one run on his or her own.
Posted inState Government
In Houston Mayoral Runoff, A Rush To Tout Support
Also, Ken Paxton is refraining for now from saying who he favors among the 2016 GOP presidential field.
Posted inState Government
A New Legislative Agency Review Is in Planning Stages
Also, new committees are names to study behavioral health issues, student assessment and accountability reforms.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those Houston Elections…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about those Houston election results.
