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Emily Ramshaw investigates state agencies and covers social services for the Tribune. Previously, she spent six years reporting for The Dallas Morning News, first in Dallas, then in Austin. In April 2009 she was named Star Reporter of the Year by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors and the Headliners Foundation of Texas. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Ramshaw received her B.A. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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Recent Contributions

Heir Apparent

by Emily Ramshaw  |  2/3/2010

State Rep. Terri Hodge, D-Dallas, dropped her reelection bid on Wednesday to plead guilty to lying on a tax return. But it's too early for Eric Johnson, her West Dallas-born, Ivy League-educated primary opponent, to claim victory.

Seat Warmers?

by Emily Ramshaw  |  2/3/2010  |   2

Dallas County Republicans are jockeying for a chance to topple two freshman Democrats who seized House districts in 2008. The incumbent Dems — hoping to claim their first House majority in eight years — are girding for battle.

The 2nd GOP Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog

by Ross Ramsey and Emily Ramshaw  |  1/29/2010  |   5

The three Republican gubernatorial candidates — Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, and Rick Perry — met for the second, and probably final, time in Dallas tonight. We came, we watched, we wrote, live-blogging all the way.

Paperless Medicine?

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/28/2010  |   3

Three challenges stand between Texas and the era of electronic medical records: convincing doctors to use them, figuing out how to safely share and protect them and finding a way to pay for them.

Abuse of Power: One Family's Fight

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/21/2010  |   5

With each day that passes, David Nicholson fears that the man who killed his profoundly disabled brother will join the ranks of state school workers who are never convicted for their heinous acts.

Abuse of Power

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/20/2010

State employees who commit heinous acts against Texas' most profoundly disabled citizens rarely get charged with crimes, let alone go to jail. A Texas Tribune review of a decade’s worth of abuse and neglect firings at state institutions found that just 16 percent of the most violent or negligent employees were ever charged with crimes.

Still Restrained

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/12/2010

Texas educators forcibly pinned down students with disabilities as many times in 2009 as they did in 2008, despite efforts to curb the practice.

Sexual Abuse in State Lock-ups

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/7/2010  |   2

Three years after a sexual abuse scandal rocked the Texas Youth Commission, one in five juvenile offenders in Texas youth lock-ups report being forced into sexual acts.

No Country For Health Care, Part 4: Rural Recruitment

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/7/2010

In rural counties, recruiting doctors is the single biggest health care challenge. Twenty-seven counties have no primary care physicians.

No Country For Health Care, Part 3: Shrinking Rural Ranks

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/6/2010  |   2

It’s no time to be an advocate for rural health care. Rural lawmakers say they're consistently outnumbered and under-represented — and that redistricting will only make matters worse.

No Country For Health Care, Part 2: The Trauma Hole

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/5/2010

Emergency medicine doctors say trauma victims must receive care within the “golden hour” to survive. But many rural Texas counties aren’t anywhere near hospitals that can handle complex injuries or illness.

No Country For Health Care, Part 1: Far From Care

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/4/2010

Dozens of rural Texas counties have no primary care doctors, no hospitals, no pharmacies. Many Texans live more than an hour from basic medical care. And some border communities have so little health care that U.S. citizens cross over into Mexico to get it.

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Badillo Family on Rural Health Care

by Emily Ramshaw  |  1/4/2010

Moises Badillo talks about his struggle to get health care for his profoundly disabled son in a rural community in Van Horn.

Rate Riot

by Emily Ramshaw  |  12/22/2009

Families of disabled Texans fear an increase in home nursing rates could force them to cut services for their loved ones.

Same Diagnosis, Different Prescription

by Emily Ramshaw  |  12/17/2009

In the political posturing over health care reform, the Texas Medical Association and the American Medical Association stand divided.

 
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Emily’s Blog Posts

TribBlog: Hodge Can Draw State Pension Despite Guilty Plea

by Emily Ramshaw | 2/3/10

TribBlog: Disability Rights Group Scolds SBOE Member

by Emily Ramshaw | 2/2/10

TribBlog: Advocates Want DOJ To Probe State School Firings

by Emily Ramshaw | 1/25/10

TribBlog: Dallas City Officials Do the Robot, the Running Man and the Hula In City Promo Video Featuring Mark Cuban

by Emily Ramshaw | 1/13/10

TribBlog: Hi(gh) Again

by Emily Ramshaw | 1/12/10

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