Ronald DePinho’s first two years as president of MD Anderson Cancer Center have been marked by distractions and growing unease as much as by lofty aspirations. He said he has learned from his missteps and is making changes.
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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TribCast: Live From The Texas Tribune Festival
Reeve and Ben are joined by a handful of special guests, including Shinyribs, Jeremy Bird of Battleground Texas, and former state Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, for a special live TribCast recorded in KUT’s Studio 1A during The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Higher Education
Unlikely Coalition Brings On-Campus Voting Location to Prairie View
Students at Prairie View A&M University, the state’s oldest historically black public college, have fought for decades to persuade Waller County to allow a polling place on the campus. Now a coalition has succeeded in striking a compromise.
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Simpson Raises Concerns About Transparency Committee
State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, is not a member of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, but he attended its last meeting — and was bothered by what he saw.
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The Playlist: Green Eggs and Ham
In honor of the book U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz read during his more than 21-hour speech in opposition to Obamacare, we begin our weekly news-inspired playlist with “Green Eggs and Ham” by the original Broadway cast of Seussical the Musical.
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Higher Education
UT System: Powers Should Have Been Told About Saban Call
Top lawyers at the University of Texas System acknowledged Wednesday that UT-Austin President Bill Powers should have been told of a regent’s discussion with an agent for University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.
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TribCast: Filibusters, Fauxlibusters and Retiring Reps
Emily, Reeve, Evan and Ross discuss U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent efforts to defund Obamacare, the latest round of retirements announced in the Texas House, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival.
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Higher Education
How Will Regent Impeachment Investigation Work?
Ahead of the state House hearings on whether University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall should be impeached, here’s a look at how the process works and the questions likely to come up.
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The Playlist: She’s Got Something to Say
On Tuesday, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, revealed when she’ll announce her future plans — so we begin our weekly playlist inspired by Texas politics and policy news with “She’s Got Something to Say,” by The Vines.
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TribCast: Embargoes, Pauken and Health Insurance
Reeve, Becca, Evan and Ross discuss Wendy Davis’ embargoed announcement of a coming announcement, the gubernatorial campaign of Tom Pauken and the latest on Rick Perry’s approach to federal health care reform.
