UPDATED: The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents has officially named state Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, the sole finalist to be the system’s next chancellor.
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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The Playlist: Eat Your Love (With Sriracha)
A delegation of Texans traveled to California this week to woo the makers of the hot sauce Sriracha to the Lone Star State, so we kick off this week’s news-inspired playlist with Diane Coffee’s “Eat Your Love (With Sriracha).”
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Higher Education
UT Chancellor Cigarroa Launches Admissions Review
A preliminary review of the admissions process at the University of Texas at Austin did not find systemic favoritism, but it did raise enough concerns to prompt the University of Texas System to conduct a broader inquiry.
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The Back-and-Forth on Attack Ads Picks Up
All the heat is being concentrated in two contests: the GOP runoff races for attorney general and lieutenant governor
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Higher Education
UT Board Chairman Calls for Regent Hall to Resign
Three days after a legislative committee said there were grounds to impeach University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, the chairman of UT’s board of regents said Hall should resign.
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Higher Education
Brian McCall: The TT Interview
The chancellor of the Texas State University System on the system’s progress over the last four years, what it is still struggling with and the significance of $10,000 degrees.
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Paxton Releases Ad Targeting “Lobbyist Dan Branch”
The campaign for attorney general candidate Ken Paxton released a new ad on Wednesday going after his primary opponent, Dan Branch, for being a “registered union lobbyist” and a “liberal Republican.”
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TribCast
TribCast: Sriracha, Grounds for Impeachment and TribTalk
Reeve, Emily, Neena and Ross discuss the adventures of the state’s “Sriracha Delegation,” the latest in the consideration of the impeachment of a university regent, and the launch of a new website from the folks behind The Texas Tribune.
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New Branch Ad Highlights Paxton Lawsuit
A new television ad from attorney general candidate Dan Branch’s campaign features the plaintiff from a lawsuit in which Branch’s Republican primary runoff opponent, Ken Paxton, was the defendant.
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Higher Education
Perry Urges UT Board to Consider Alternatives to Tuition Hikes
UPDATED: In light of Gov. Rick Perry’s word of caution about raising tuition, the University of Texas System Board of Regents on Wednesday only approved tuition increases for out-of-state and health science campus students.
