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} catch(e){ } </script> </div> <h1 id="logo"><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/logo.png" width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2012-05-23T14:47:06.635213">Wednesday, May 23, 2012</time> </header> <section id="site_content" class="content"> <section class="columns two"> <section class="column main gap"> <header class="auxiliary one_line"> <h1>Reeve Hamilton <span>Reporter</span></h1> <ul> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/reeve-hamilton/">RSS</a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="intro"> <div style="float: left;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/TxTrib-Staff_0018_HamiltonReeve_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/TxTrib-Staff_0018_HamiltonReeve_jpg_131x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>Reeve Hamilton</strong> has interned at The Nation and The Texas Observer, for which he covered the 2009 legislative session. Most recently, he was a desk assistant at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. A Houston native, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University. </p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/mailto:rhamilton@texastribune.org">rhamilton@texastribune.org</a><br/> 512-716-8623 </p> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>‹</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=34#contributions" class="page">34</a></li><li><a href="?page=35#contributions" class="page">35</a></li><li><a href="?page=36#contributions" class="page">36</a></li><li><a href="?page=37#contributions" class="page">37</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>›</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-university-leaders-pay-high-national-list/">Texas University Leaders' Pay High on National List</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-university-leaders-pay-high-national-list/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Mckinney_system_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas A&M University System Chancellor Mike McKinney." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Mckinney_system_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas A&M University System Chancellor Mike McKinney." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas A&M University System Chancellor Mike McKinney.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-21T10:14:29"> May 21, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-university-leaders-pay-high-national-list/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5"><em>Chronicle of Higher Education</em></a>'s latest ranking of compensation for public college and university presidents, three of the top 10 earners come from Texas — and they're actually system chancellors.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-university-leaders-pay-high-national-list/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/defense-secretary-gates-ut-blessed-have-powers/">Gates: UT-Austin "Blessed" to Have Powers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/defense-secretary-gates-ut-blessed-have-powers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Powers_Horns_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Powers_Horns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justin Dehn</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-20T13:44:39"> May 20, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/defense-secretary-gates-ut-blessed-have-powers/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In his commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates included a display of support for the school's embattled president, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/william-bill-powers-jr/">Bill Powers.</a></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/defense-secretary-gates-ut-blessed-have-powers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-defamation-suit-against-jones/">Wentworth Files Defamation Suit, Jones Responds</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-defamation-suit-against-jones/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WentworthCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, prepares to leave the Senate chamber after he tried to generate support for his guns-on-campus bill SB354 on April 11, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WentworthCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, prepares to leave the Senate chamber after he tried to generate support for his guns-on-campus bill SB354 on April 11, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, prepares to leave the Senate chamber after he tried to generate support for his guns-on-campus bill SB354 on April 11, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T17:50:14"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-defamation-suit-against-jones/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Elizabeth Ames Jones, a candidate in SD-25, has filed her response to a defamation suit filed against her by incumbent state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio. Her campaign calls his suit "frivolous and politically-inspired."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-defamation-suit-against-jones/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texplainer-how-much-do-texas-public-universities-c/">How Does Tuition Compare at Texas Public Universities? </a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texplainer-how-much-do-texas-public-universities-c/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UTTowerMoney_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UTTowerMoney_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T14:00:07"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texplainer-how-much-do-texas-public-universities-c/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The cost of college in Texas is back at center stage, following speculation last week that University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers' job could be in jeopardy over his frustration with a tuition freeze. Here's a look at </span><span>the average tuition and fees at every public university in Texas for fiscal year 2012. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texplainer-how-much-do-texas-public-universities-c/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/">UT's Reform-Minded Chairman at Center of Controversy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T06:00:00"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System's board of regents, has drawn lots of attention. The latest commotion surrounds a report — which he denies — that he asked the chancellor to recommend the firing of UT-Austin's president.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-132/">The Weekly TribCast: Episode 132</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-132/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcast_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcast_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-17T12:00:57"> May 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben try their hands at determining which U.S. Senate candidate is the Deb Fischer of Texas and separating facts and rumors from the latest brouhaha at the University of Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/the-weekly-tribcast-episode-132/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/higher-ed-coordinating-board-releases-new-almanac/">Higher Ed Coordinating Board Releases New Almanac</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/higher-ed-coordinating-board-releases-new-almanac/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Paredes_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes speaks at the podium during the Generation Adelante college fair." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Paredes_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes speaks at the podium during the Generation Adelante college fair." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Office of the Governor Rick Perry</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes speaks at the podium during the Generation Adelante college fair.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-15T11:00:00"> May 15, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/higher-ed-coordinating-board-releases-new-almanac/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' Higher Education Coordinating Board has released the second edition of its almanac of information on the state's college and universities. This year, for the first time, it includes data on part-time students as well as full-time ones.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/higher-ed-coordinating-board-releases-new-almanac/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/jones-accuses-wentworth-ethical-lapses-new-ad/">Jones Accuses Wentworth of Ethical Lapses in New Ad</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/jones-accuses-wentworth-ethical-lapses-new-ad/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WentworthAndCompany_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WentworthAndCompany_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman </cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-14T16:20:04"> May 14, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/jones-accuses-wentworth-ethical-lapses-new-ad/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Railroad Commissioner and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-senate/25/">Senate District 25</a> hopeful <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/elizabeth-ames-jones/">Elizabeth Ames Jones</a> on Monday released a television ad accusing incumbent state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeff-wentworth/">Jeff Wentworth</a>, R-San Antonio, of ethical lapses.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/jones-accuses-wentworth-ethical-lapses-new-ad/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/">Cigarroa: Chairman Didn't Direct Me to Fire Powers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BillPowers-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BillPowers-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T10:06:27"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, responding to a news report suggesting UT-Austin President Bill Powers' job might be in danger, said Thursday that Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell "never directed me to fire anyone."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/math-education-texas-community-colleges-change/">Project Targets Approach to Math at Community Colleges</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/math-education-texas-community-colleges-change/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CommunityCollege_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CommunityCollege_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Geoffrey McAllister</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-09T11:33:17"> May 9, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/math-education-texas-community-colleges-change/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A project announced Wednesday aims to reinvent math education at community colleges. It would allow students to earn college-level credit for math courses more quickly.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/math-education-texas-community-colleges-change/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/video-gentx-campaign-strives-change-college-cultur/">Video: GenTX Campaign Targets College-Going Culture</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/video-gentx-campaign-strives-change-college-cultur/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/The-View_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/The-View_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Justin Dehn</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-03T12:00:00"> May 3, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/video-gentx-campaign-strives-change-college-cultur/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Three key participants in "Generation Texas," an effort to improve the state's college-going culture, discuss the $3 million campaign — and their hopes for higher education attainment statewide. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/video-gentx-campaign-strives-change-college-cultur/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-m-university-releases-new-data-tools-online/">Texas A&M Unveils New Accountability Website</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-m-university-releases-new-data-tools-online/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/filesandfiles_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/filesandfiles_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-03T11:57:16"> May 3, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-m-university-releases-new-data-tools-online/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>This week, Texas A&M University is making significant amounts of data easily available to the public on a new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/https://accountability.tamu.edu/">"accountability" website</a>, allowing people to dig into issues such as graduation rates, research expenditures and more.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/texas-m-university-releases-new-data-tools-online/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-ethics-complaints-against-joneses/">Ethics Complaints Latest Salvo In SD-25 Battle</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-ethics-complaints-against-joneses/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB8198_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, during debate on higher education bill SB5 on May 3, 2011." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB8198_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, during debate on higher education bill SB5 on May 3, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, during debate on higher education bill SB5 on May 3, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-03T08:06:26"> May 3, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-ethics-complaints-against-joneses/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeff-wentworth/">Jeff Wentworth</a>, R-San Antonio, filed ethics complaints on Wednesday against his opponent, former railroad commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/elizabeth-ames-jones/">Elizabeth Ames Jones</a>, and her husband, Will Jones.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/wentworth-files-ethics-complaints-against-joneses/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-permian-basin-offer-new-kind-10k-degree/">UT-Permian Basin to Offer a New Kind of $10,000 Degree</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-permian-basin-offer-new-kind-10k-degree/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10000_Degrees_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10000_Degrees_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-03T07:15:50"> May 3, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-permian-basin-offer-new-kind-10k-degree/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has announced the creation of a $10,000 bachelor's degree program. Highly qualified students with a strong interest in science can apply this fall.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-permian-basin-offer-new-kind-10k-degree/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/university-regents-meet-all-eyes-tuition/">As UT, A&M Regents Meet, Governor Eyes Tuition</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/university-regents-meet-all-eyes-tuition/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120523194648/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-02T09:00:00"> May 2, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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