UPDATED: Embattled UT System Regent Wallace Hall got support on Wednesday from a higher education nonprofit known for encouraging university trustees to take a hands-on approach to governance.
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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Politics
Livestream: Jimmy Carter at Civil Rights Summit
Watch live as LBJ Library director Mark Updegrove interviews former President Jimmy Carter during the first day of the Civil Rights Summit in Austin.
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Demographics
At Civil Rights Summit, Castro, Barbour Call for Immigration Reform
At the Civil Rights Summit in Austin, Democratic San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, both expressed optimism that Congress could pass comprehensive immigration reform this year.
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Higher Education
New Higher Ed Almanac Armed With More Data to Aid Students, Advisers
For the first time since it launched in 2011, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s annual almanac includes earnings data from the Texas Unemployment Insurance Wage Record File.
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Higher Education
Counsel’s Report Cites Possible Grounds for Hall’s Impeachment
There could be grounds to impeach University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall on at least four different counts, according to a report by the special counsel to the legislative committee that has been investigating him.
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Hispanic Republicans of Texas Endorses Dan Branch
The group Hispanic Republicans of Texas endorsed state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, for attorney general on Monday.
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Craig Estes Endorses Ken Paxton for Attorney General
State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, endorsed state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, for attorney general on Monday.
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The Playlist: Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
John Ratcliffe is not making age an issue in his Republican primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, who turns 91 next month, so we start this week’s Texas news-inspired playlist with Aaliyah’s “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number.”
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Higher Education
UH Changes Spark Confusion in Victoria
The University of Houston System’s plan to convert a teaching center in Sugar Land to a branch campus of its flagship was welcomed by locals but prompted questions in Victoria, where leaders fear what the change means for UH-Victoria.
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Economy
Craft Brewers Seek Further Reforms From Lawmakers
The 2013 legislative session was viewed by many observers as a watershed moment for craft brewers in Texas. But at a Thursday hearing, the House Economic Development Committee was encouraged to do more for the industry.
