UPDATED: Mere hours after issuing a subpoena to get University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall to appear before a legislative committee, members of the committee abruptly recalled it, saying they got their dates confused.
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
Attention Turns to UT Lawyers as Impeachment Hearings Continue
The spotlight will be on the University of Texas System lawyers as the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations convenes for two days of hearings starting on Tuesday.
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Higher Education
UT System Seeks AG Opinion on Attorney-Client Privilege
UPDATED: Paul Foster, the chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, submitted a request for an opinion to the attorney general on Wednesday regarding whether or not a legislative committee can compel testimony on matters protected by attorney client privilege.
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The Playlist: Public Opinion
After rolling out the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll over several days, we start our latest 10-song playlist based on the week’s news with “Public Opinion” by Lee Adams.
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TribCast Plus: University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
Jim, Daron, and Josh join Reeve for a special edition of the TribCast focusing on the latest numbers in the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll on the gubernatorial race, Ted Cruz, health care, immigration reform, and more.
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Higher Education
Lawmaker Tells Perry That UT Regent Hall Should Resign
One of the lawmakers on the legislative committee currently mulling articles of impeachment against University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall believes he has found a way to calm the controversy. He thinks Hall should resign.
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Higher Education
Paredes Questions Pauken’s Jab at “Elitist” Higher Ed System
Tom Pauken is the only statewide candidate who has made higher education a central issue in his campaign thus far. But his approach to it is drawing criticism from within the higher education community.
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Higher Education
Hall Told Saban’s Agent Powers Would Be Gone by Year’s End
In early 2013, University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, on a call with the agent for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, said UT-Austin President Bill Powers would be gone by the year’s end.
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TribCast
TribCast: Elections, Polling Numbers and Abortion Laws
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Ben review the results of the recent election, ponder the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and discuss the latest developments in the state’s implementation of new abortion laws.
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Higher Education
Edward Theriot: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Memorial Museum on why the institution’s upcoming 75th anniversary will be bittersweet and why massive budget cuts currently planned for the museum are more than a local problem.
