Unlike their counterparts in the lieutenant governor’s race, the Republicans vying to be the state’s next attorney general have largely refrained from drawing any knives in public. But they’re coming out around the issue of smart meters.
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
Lawmaker Eyes Access to UT Regents’ Computers
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer believes that the investigation into whether a University of Texas System regent should be impeached could require a look at UT regents’ personal computers, iPads and smartphones.
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The Playlist: Got a Job
Former state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, officially joined the Texas A&M University System administration this week. In honor of this and other high profile hires, we start our weekly playlist with Smokey Robinson’s “Got a Job.”
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Politics
Tommy Williams Hired by Texas A&M University System
UPDATED: Former state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, has officially joined the Texas A&M University System as its new vice chancellor of federal and state relations.
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TribCast
TribCast: Affidavits, Senate Races and Propositions
Reeve, Ben, Evan and Ross talk about the need for some high-profile politicians to sign an affidavit to vote, potential turnover in the Senate and what to expect from the upcoming election.
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Politics
Pauken Calls for More Vocational Education in Web Ad
In a new web ad, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Pauken criticizes what he calls “an elitist educational system pushing everybody to go to a four-year university.”
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Higher Education
Community College Group Launches Texas Success Center
The Texas Association of Community Colleges on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Texas Success Center, designed to marshal the state’s various approaches to student success and to advocate for related policies.
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Politics
Smitherman Promotes “Conservative Crusade” in Ad
In a new web ad, Republican attorney general candidate Barry Smitherman invites voters to join his “conservative crusade” and highlights his experience in the “courtroom, boardroom and running major state agencies.”
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The Playlist: Too Much Information
A legislative committee held hearings that raised questions about a University of Texas System regent’s voluminous records requests of the system’s flagship university, so we start our playlist this week with “Too Much Information” by Duran Duran.
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Higher Education
UT Board Chairman to Recommend Policy Changes
Following a week of intense scrutiny from the Legislature, University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster announced on Friday that he intends to recommend new policy changes in November.
