This week, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called for the impeachment of President Obama, so we begin our 10-song playlist inspired by the week’s news with a similar call subtly made seven years ago by Neil Young in his song “Let’s Impeach the President.”
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
Willeford: Perry “Going After” UT-Austin, Powers
In an email blast to friends, Pamela Willeford, a former chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, waded into the perceived ongoing fight between UT-Austin and Gov. Rick Perry.
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TribCast
TribCast: Water Poll, Impeachment Call and Kinky
Reeve, Emily, Jim and Jay discuss the recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll gauging support for water funding, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s call for President Obama to be impeached, and Kinky Friedman’s return to Texas politics.
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Politics
Kinky Friedman to Run for Ag Commissioner as a Democrat
Singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist and former independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman will seek the Democratic nomination to be the state’s next agriculture commissioner.
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The Playlist: Lubbock or Leave it
Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance announced on Thursday that he plans to retire in 2014 after more than seven years on the job — so we begin our weekly news-inspired playlist with “Lubbock or Leave it,” by the Dixie Chicks.
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Higher Education
Hance to Retire as Texas Tech Chancellor
UPDATED: Kent Hance, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System since 2006, said he will retire next year and become chairman emeritus, officing on Tech’s Lubbock campus and continuing to teach a seminar on leadership.
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TribCast
TribCast: Shutdown, Tutoring and In-State Squabbles
Reeve, Morgan, Evan and Ben discuss the government shutdown and what it means for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, what went wrong with a tutoring program in Texas, and recent arguments over in-state tuition for immigrants in the race for lieutenant governor.
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Higher Education
Public Perception is a Major Challenge for the University of Houston
For University of Houston President Renu Khator, the biggest challenge in her ongoing effort to raise the institution’s reputation may be the public perception that it is merely a commuter campus in the middle of a dangerous urban area.
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Higher Education
Committee’s Co-chairs Respond to Simpson’s Concerns
In a letter to state Rep. David Simpson, the co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations wrote that if he wanted to attend the committee’s executive sessions, he would need to take it up with the House parliamentarian.
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Congress
The Playlist: Shut Down
Nearly one week into the federal government shutdown, we begin our weekly 10-song playlist inspired by the latest political news with “Shut Down” by the Beach Boys.
