Matthew Watkins, Texas Tribune
Matthew Watkins writes about higher education and the business of college sports for the Tribune. Previously, he has covered local government at The Dallas Morning News and The Eagle in Bryan-College Station. A Texas native, Matthew grew up in Austin and has lived in Houston, Dallas and Bryan. He earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 2008.
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More Than 9 Million Texans Have Cast Ballots So Far, Surpassing The State’s Total Votes Cast In 2016Texas’ population is growing, and it extended its early voting period this year due to the coronavirus. Experts are predicting the percent of registered voters who cast ballots this year will be higher than it has been for years. -
Months before he was arrested on allegations of mailing bombs to several prominent Democrats, Cesar Sayoc sent threatening messages over Facebook to U.S... -
A white nationalist rally planned on Texas A&M University's campus has been canceled, apparently out of concern for student safety, officials... -
When Sierra Smith told Baylor University she’d been sexually assaulted by a classmate during a 2016 spring break trip to South Padre Island, she hoped... -
Legislation that would create a statewide texting-while-driving ban overcame a last-ditch attempt in the Senate on Friday to gut the bill. The bill's... -
From the Texas Tribune — The University of Texas at Austin needs to consider race in admissions if it wants a diverse, representative student body, the...
