This week, a recording of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s call to the Allen Police Department inquiring about a relative’s arrest was the talk of the state and the nation, so we start our playlist based on the week’s news with Thin Lizzy’s “Call the Police.”
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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31 Days, 31 Ways (2013)
A Seventh New Name for Texas State University
Texas State University-San Marcos will be officially renamed. The new moniker will be the school’s seventh since its founding in 1903. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Higher Education
Transparency Committee Hires Hardin for Impeachment Probe
For help with its ongoing investigation of Regent Wallace Hall, the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations has turned to prominent Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, who’ll serve as its special counsel.
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Higher Education
UT System Regents Select Foster as New Chairman
The University of Texas System regents concluded their annual August meeting by reshuffling the board’s leadership, selecting Paul Foster, a businessman from El Paso, as their new chairman.
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TribCast
TribCast: Barbie, Canada, Obamacare and Gravel
Reeve, Aman, Evan and Emily talk about a controversial tweet from Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Canadian citizenship of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the state’s approach to Obamacare and the conversion of paved roads to gravel ones.
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Higher Education
Regents Meet Against Backdrop of Tension, Anxiety, Controversy
The nine members of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, who convene at their annual August meeting Wednesday and Thursday, have been bathed in controversy for more than two years.
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Politics
For Tweeting Candidates, a Campaign Risk
Greg Abbott’s online appreciation for a tweet that called state Sen. Wendy Davis an “idiot” and a “Retard Barbie” highlights the high-risk, high-reward proposition of letting candidates handle their own social media.
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Politics
Video: Paxton Campaign Gets Boost From Santorum
Rick Santorum is backing state Sen. Ken Paxton’s bid for attorney general. In a video endorsement, the former presidential contender said Paxton has a record of standing up to members of his own party “when they wander off the conservative line.”
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Higher Education
In Absence of TRBs, Universities Delaying Improvement Plans
Following yet another legislative session without tuition revenue bonds since the last round was authorized in 2006, many universities — especially smaller, regional ones — are delaying their projects.
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The Playlist: Waltz Across Texas
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is planning a series of events throughout the state next week, so our weekly playlist inspired by political news kicks off with Ernest Tubb singing “Waltz Across Texas.”
