Students from Texas and across the country are getting help to generate new ideas for campus support systems — and to turn those ideas into reality.
Reeve Hamilton
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
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Health care
‘They just tried to scare us’: Anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside some Texas public schools
The groups work in dozens of school districts across the state, but some public health experts say their curricula can be misleading and biased.
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Economy
Budgetline: A TribCast Series on the Texas Budget
In the first episode of Budgetline, an occasional TribCast series on the Texas budget, Ross and Aman start where state officials started — with the revenue estimate. It sounds simple, but it’s a complicated stew of economics, politics and risky forecasting.
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TribCast: State of the State and University Admissions
On Reeve’s final TribCast, he talks with Evan, Emily and Ross about the most recent election results, Gov. Greg Abbott’s first State of the State address, and a report on political influence on admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Public Education
Proposal: Require Heart Screenings for Student Athletes
Joined by the father of a Texas high school student who died of sudden cardiac arrest, three state lawmakers on Wednesday proposed requiring heart screenings for high school athletes.
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TribCast: Expensive Chairs, New Badges and Vaccines
Reeve, Terri, Emily and Evan dive into the ongoing scandals at the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, including the purchase of $2,800 executive chairs and roughly 300 high-dollar badges. And they also discuss the politics of vaccines.
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TribCast: Muslim Day, Bloggers and Economic Incentives
Reeve, Ross, Neena and Emily discuss the backlash over comments made by a state representative on Texas Muslim Capitol Day, lawmakers’ response to a controversial blog post, and the future of the state’s economic incentive programs.
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State Government
Brendon Anthony to Head Texas Music Office
Gov. Greg Abbott has tapped Brendon Anthony, known for playing fiddle in singer-songwriter Pat Green’s band, to head the Texas Music Office.
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Criminal Justice
McRaven: Campus Carry Would Create “Less Safe” Environment
Allowing concealed weapons to be carried on college and university campuses would create “less safe” environments, University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven wrote in a letter to legislative leaders on Thursday.
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Demographics
Rep. White to Staff: Ask Muslim Visitors to Pledge Allegiance to U.S.
UPDATED: A Muslim group at the Capitol has asked Speaker Joe Straus whether state Rep. Molly White violated ethics rules by instructing her staff to ask Muslim visitors to her office to declare their allegiance to the U.S.