It’s always a kick to announce big hires, and this one is massive: Jay Root, an award-winning journalist who has set a standard for coverage of Texas politics and breaking news with The Associated Press and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is joining the Tribune’s staff.
May 2011
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The Midday Brief: May 11, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Senate redistricting maps unveiled; Ricardo Sanchez’s chances; Romney’s potential trouble in Texas
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State Government
New Senate District Maps Proposed
Travis County would get two new out-of-town senators, and Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, would be squeezed into a district designed for a Republican, in political maps proposed by Senate Redistricting Chairman Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo.
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Health care
John Mendelsohn: The TT Interview
Dr. John Mendelsohn, the outgoing president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses the significance of budget cuts for his institutions, the value of public research and his advice for his successor.
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State Government
Senate Approves “Pork Chopper” Bill
The newest competitive sport coming to Texas just might be pork choppering.
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Health care
Update: Planned Parenthood Rallies Against Funding Cuts
At a Capitol press conference this morning, Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, said her organization is under siege by GOP lawmakers.
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Video: Obama Stumps In Austin, Raises Funds For ’12 Election
Full video of President Barack Obama’s remarks Tuesday during a stop to talk politics with a crowd of fellow Democrats and to raise money for his re-election campaign.
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The Brief: May 11, 2011
It’s a long shot, and he knows it. But the question remains: Is the president angling for Texas in 2012?
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Health care
Elderly, Disabled Fight Pay Cut to Service Providers
Advocates for the elderly and disabled are fighting a proposal in the Legislature that they say would reduce the wages of the personal care attendants who provide services through the Medicaid Community-Based Alternatives waiver program.
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Criminal Justice
Ellis Urges Lawmakers to Act on Innocence Bills
Charles Chatman and other former prisoners who have been exonerated of their crimes are joining state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, in urging House lawmakers to act quickly and pass bills intended to reduce wrongful convictions.