Past Contributions

• Video: At Rally, Texans Urge Lawmakers to Expand Medicaid

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha March 5, 2013

  Texans rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday, hoping to persuade Gov. Rick Perry and other Texas lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Voting Rights, Medicaid, Sequestration

  By Justin Dehn March 2, 2013

  In this week's Newsreel: The Supreme Court heard arguments in a voting rights case that could have a big impact on Texas, Republican legislators side with Gov. Rick Perry on Medicaid expansion, and voters will decide on Saturday who will represent Senate District 6. Full Story 

• Video: Bill Increases Punishment in Hit-and-Run Cases

  By Justin Dehn March 1, 2013

  A bill in the Texas Senate would make the penalty for failing to stop and render aid in certain hit-and-run cases equal to that of intoxication manslaughter. It's a move lawmakers and law enforcement hope causes more drivers to do the right thing and stay put. Full Story 

• Video: Texas Democrats Defend Section 5

  By Justin Dehn Feb. 25, 2013

  At a news conference leading up to Wednesday’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, some Democratic lawmakers said the issue at hand — whether to uphold Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act — deals with a statute that has helped propel minorities to more equal ground in a state with a history of racial discrimination. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Medicaid, Higher Ed and Voting Rights

  By Justin Dehn Feb. 23, 2013

  In this edition of the Newsreel: The Texas budget battle is finally under way (quietly), Medicaid expansion may be taking shape and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst tells the regents of the University of Texas System to lay off the administration at UT-Austin. Full Story 

• Video: El Paso Leaders Want Port Investment

  By Julián Aguilar, Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 23, 2013

  As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., wade into discussion of immigration reform, some El Paso leaders are urging them to include commerce considerations in their talks about safety and security on the southern border. Full Story 

• Video: Cruz Rallies for Gun Rights in Leander

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 19, 2013

  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, kicked off a mini tour of the Lone Star State on Tuesday by bashing the Obama administration and its attempts "to restrict law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms." Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Spending and Expanding

  By Justin Dehn Feb. 16, 2013

  In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The House is off and running with the first of several supplemental appropriations bills. The state might opt out of Medicaid expansion, but counties might take part. And Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson talks about why he's running for office in 2014. Full Story 

• Video: Border Residents Call Security Talk "Meaningless Rhetoric"

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 16, 2013

  Many in El Paso say the conditions are just right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. And they say that some lawmakers' demands for more border security first ignore reality. Full Story 

• Video: Border Residents Call Security Talk "Meaningless Rhetoric"

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 16, 2013

  Many in El Paso say the conditions are just right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. And they say that some lawmakers' demands for more border security first ignore reality. Full Story