Evan, Ross, Reeve and Aman ponder the significance of Texas’ new 85 mph speed limit and consider committee chair assignments in the Texas Senate.
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
Little Movement for Top Texas Universities in U.S. News Rankings
For the second year in a row, Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin are the only Texas institutions in the top 50 national institutions in U.S. News & World Report’s latest college rankings.
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John Courage: The TT Interview
The Democratic candidate for SD-25, widely viewed as an underdog to Republican Donna Campbell, explains why he thinks he can win, why he’s running and what he hopes to do in office.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin Announces New Engineering Research Center
It has been more than two decades since a Texas university was selected to lead one of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious engineering research centers, but the University of Texas at Austin has broken the streak.
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Higher Education
Assistance Program for Migrant Students Hits Milestone at St. Edward’s
The federal College Assistance Migrant Program started in 1972 at four colleges, two of which were in Texas. Of those four, only St. Edward’s University in Austin has kept the program in continuous operation for 40 years.
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Higher Education
At UT-Arlington, a New Way to Tackle Algebra
In an effort to address lagging student success in required algebra courses, the University of Texas at Arlington is taking an approach that is becoming more common throughout the country: letting computers do the teaching.
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TribCast: Julián Castro, Voter ID and Eleanor Kitzman
Reeve, Evan, Becca and Julián discuss Julián Castro’s keynote at the Democratic National Convention, the latest in Texas’ push for Voter ID, and the controversy surrounding Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman.
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Donna Campbell: The TT Interview
The likely future state senator from District 25 on which issues she would want to work on while in office, what she thinks of the Senate’s “two-thirds” rule and how she would approach the state’s budget.
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Higher Education
UT System’s “Framework” Draws Praise, Questions
After one year, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Board Chairman Gene Powell are proud of the progress they’ve made on their “Framework for Advancing Excellence,” even as others begin to question it.
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Higher Education
Reeling in the Medical Schools
Public research universities around the state are looking to absorb medical schools, which represents a break from Texas’ traditional set up and may require some major legislative changes. But only if they can make the funding work.
