Reeve Hamilton
covers higher education and politics for The Texas Tribune and hosts 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.
Recent Contributions
House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations Co-chair Rep. Carol Alvarado D-Houston listens to Co-chair Rep. Dan Flynn R-Canton during hearing on October 22nd, 2013
The conclusion of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations' investigation of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall is on the horizon, if not imminent.
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In a new web video released by Ken Paxton's attorney general campaign, the Republican state senator from McKinney received the endorsement of Liberty Institute President Kelly Shackelford, who also served as chairman of the statewide leadership team for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's 2012 campaign.
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University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has declined an invitation to testify this week before a legislative committee that is mulling his impeachment.
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Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Mark Hussey interim president of Texas A&M University in College Station at a meeting on Saturday.
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University of Texas President Bill Powers during the December 12th, 2013 UT System Board of Regents meeting in Austin, Texas
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers is keeping his job — for now — following a Thursday meeting of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, at which there was a chance of his future being put to a vote.
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State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, endorsed state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, in Paxton's bid to be the state's next attorney general in a new web ad posted by Paxton's campaign.
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst ends the 83rd regular session an announces a special session to begin at 6:00PM on May 27, 2013.
One of the really interesting things about this election cycle is watching the big boys under the Dome — the trade associations — pick whom to back in the crowded fields of GOP contenders for statewide office.
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Students cross a bridge over a resaca on the University of Texas Brownsville and Texas Southmost College campuses on Monday.
The University of Texas System's newest institution now has a name. The board of regents unanimously decided Thursday that it will be called the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
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Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin, at a TribLive event on April 28, 2011.
Bill Powers' future as president of the University of Texas at Austin may finally be put to a vote by the UT System's Board of Regents on Thursday. His supporters are warily hoping for a vote of confidence.
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Reeve, Emily, Ross and Evan talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, how the 2014 election brackets shaped up, and potential job openings at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet Saturday to name the interim president of Texas A&M University, whose current president is departing to become chancellor of the University of Missouri.
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State Rep. Dan Branch, who is running for Attorney General, speaks to the Pachyderm Club in Houston Thursday Nov. 14, 2013.
State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, snagged the endorsement of HOMEPAC, the Texas Association of Builders' political action committee, his campaign announced on Tuesday.
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Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013.
The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee has endorsed state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, a candidate for attorney general.
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University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011
The University of Texas System Board of Regents plans to discuss the employment of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers during a closed-door executive session at its board meeting on Thursday.
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University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's appearance before the legislative committee that is considering recommending his impeachment remains up in the air following an exchange between lawyers on Thursday.
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