Outgoing Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin has been officially named the new chancellor of the University of Missouri.
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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Higher Education
Turner Will Renew Battle Against College Grade Inflation
The push to curb grade inflation at Texas public colleges and universities will be back in the next legislative session, state Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, said Wednesday.
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TribCast
TribCast: Tax Returns, Attorneys General and Drones
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Ayan chat about Wendy Davis’ tax returns, the Republican candidates vying to be the state’s next attorney general, drone deliveries and the future of the filibuster.
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Higher Education
Higher Ed Leaders Express Concerns Over Sequestration
In a letter sent to the Texas congressional delegation on Tuesday, a coalition of public and private higher education leaders shared their concerns about the effects of federal sequestration on university research and education in the state.
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Criminal Justice
Branch Focuses on Voter ID Fight in New Web Ad
In a new web video, attorney general candidate Dan Branch focuses on protecting the state’s elections laws, concluding with a pledge to “stop Obama’s Department of Justice from overturning our Texas voter ID law.”
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Politics
Branch Files Brief Defending Abortion Restrictions
State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, who is vying to be the state’s next attorney general, filed an amicus brief on Friday encouraging the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm abortion restrictions approved by the Legislature.
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Politics
Race for Attorney General Slowly Taking Shape
With less than three months before early voting starts in the primary, the race to succeed Attorney General Greg Abbott is still up in the air as the candidates vie for the public’s attention in a crowded Republican field.
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The Playlist: Mother of Exiles
Following a report on twin sisters forming a movement aimed at providing comfort to young victims of the drug war in Mexico, we begin this week’s news-based playlist with Joseph Arthur’s “Mother of Exiles.”
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TribCast: Campaigns, Education and a Forgotten Gun
Reeve, Morgan, Ben and Evan give an update on who is officially on and off the statewide Democratic ticket, review the latest from the State Board of Education, and mull the significance of a lawmaker’s forgotten weapon.
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The Playlist: Just a Game
A planned — and quickly canceled — game of “catch an illegal immigrant” at the University of Texas at Austin caused an uproar this week, so we begin our weekly news-based playlist with Birdy’s “Just a Game.”
