In the latest web ad for his campaign to be the state’s next attorney general, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman includes a discussion of his accomplishments as a railroad commissioner.
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: The Story
The biography of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis was questioned and scrutinized this week, so we start our news-inspired playlist with “The Story,” by Brandi Carlile.
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Higher Education
Ex-ConocoPhillips CEO Gives UT-Austin $60 Million
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday will announce a $60 million gift from the Mulva Family Foundation to support the university’s McCombs School of Business and Cockrell School of Engineering.
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Criminal Justice
AG Candidates Weigh In on Execution of Mexican National
Wednesday night’s execution in Texas of a Mexican national convicted of killing a Houston police officer has given the candidates vying to be the state’s next attorney general an opportunity to weigh in on the death penalty.
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TribCast
TribCast: The Wendy Davis Bio and Gay Marriage
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily talk about the recent scrutiny of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ biography and discuss the growing debate surrounding gay marriage in Texas.
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Higher Education
For Online Courses, Questions Over How Success is Measured
The results of UT-Austin’s first foray into massive open online courses are in. But advocates for the classes recommend looking beyond the fall completion rates — which range between 1 and 13 percent — to measure success.
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The Playlist: Do The Math
With rival gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis disagreeing about how to tally up campaign cash totals, we start this week’s news-inspired playlist with Less Than Jake’s “Do The Math.”
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Higher Education
UT System: No Financial Return on $10 Million Investment
University of Texas System officials acknowledged this week that they’ll see no return on their $10 million investment in MyEdu, an Austin-based education software startup.
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Higher Education
UT System Launches Interactive Salary and Debt Database
Touting it as a first-of-its-kind higher ed gadget, the UT System on Thursday launched a new interactive website that includes salary and debt information for graduates after one year and five years in the workforce.
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Paxton Campaign Announces Nearly $2.3 Million On Hand
Ken Paxton’s campaign for attorney general has nearly $2.3 million on hand, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Paxton will show more than $1 million raised in the last six months.
