Tillerson’s exit from the U.S. Department of State was announced less than two weeks ago.
Matthew Watkins
Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. He is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended Texas A&M University and has spent his entire professional career in Texas journalism, including stints at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined The Texas Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. He has helped guide the Tribune's award-winning journalism that has included coverage of six legislative sessions, multiple election cycles, natural disasters and political scandals. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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Politics
President Donald Trump tweets endorsements of eight leading Texas elected officials
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Texans should vote for Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in March.
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Politics
Trump taps Texan Brad Parscale as his 2020 re-election campaign manager
A pioneer in the San Antonio tech scene who worked with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 will run the president’s full campaign in 2020, according to multiple reports.
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Economy
Two Texas cities — Austin and Dallas — on short list for second Amazon headquarters
Austin and Dallas are among 20 North American cities being considered for a second headquarters for Amazon, the online retail giant announced Thursday morning.
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Energy
Icy Texas weather leads to new winter record for state power usage
Texas broke a new record for winter power usage on Wednesday. Despite one power company’s warning out of San Antonio, state officials said there was no threat of rolling outages.
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Ballpark Figures
Ballpark Figures: Look at the finances of some of Texas’ biggest college athletic programs
Revisit our Ballpark Figures app that breaks down the revenues and expenses for the athletic departments of the eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision — the top level of college football.
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2017 Year in Review
Fights over money dominated the year in Texas higher education
University leaders began this year expecting a bruising Texas legislative session, but they came out mostly unscathed. In many ways, the year will be remembered more for what happened on campus — not in the Capitol. Here are the top higher ed stories of 2017.
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Higher Education
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven will resign in May
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven is resigning in May, he told regents Friday.
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Higher Education
Audio: How the UT System spends portions of its $20 billion endowment
The UT System’s endowment of nearly $20 billion makes it one of the nation’s wealthiest educational institutions. How much of it goes to student financial aid?
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Higher Education
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven staying put into 2018 — but without a new contract
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven will remain in his job beyond the expiration of his contract at the end of the month. But some of the tensions that made his future seem uncertain remain.
