Increased funding for preventive care and luring medical professionals to Texas are at the center of gubernatorial frontrunner Greg Abbott’s health care plan, unveiled in Houston on Wednesday.
Christine Ayala
Christine Ayala was a Texas Tribune fellow, focusing on reporting and newsletter production, in 2014 and 2015. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features desk and Dallas Morning News public safety desk. At the University of Texas at Austin, she reported and edited for The Daily Texan.
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UTD Students: We Were Excluded From Abbott Event
When Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott unveiled his higher education plan on the University of Texas at Dallas campus on Tuesday, students were not invited, according to the president of the university’s student government.
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Davis Campaign Agrees to New Sept. 30 Debate With Abbott
UPDATED: After the original plan for a Sept. 30 debate was scrapped, the campaigns for gubernatorial hopefuls Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis have agreed on a new plan for a debate that day.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Voter ID Law Trial Begins in Corpus Christi
The three-year-old Texas voter ID law heads to federal court on Tuesday, where a judge will determine whether the measure requiring voters to present photo identification at polling places is unfair to minority voters.
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Lieutenant Governor Candidates Settle Debate Plans
Lieutenant governor candidates Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte will face off in a televised statewide debate on September 29 at 7 p.m., sponsored by The Texas Tribune, Austin’s KLRU-TV and Univision.
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Commissioners OK Betting on Historical Horse Races
UPDATED: The Texas Racing Commission is moving forward with a plan to install machines that simulate historical horseraces at racetracks despite opposition from a Fort Worth lawmaker.
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Davis Releases Full Tax Return
On Tuesday, as the Tribune was preparing to write a story about Wendy Davis’ limited release of her 2013 tax return, her campaign agreed to its full publication. You can find it here.
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Speaker, Lieutenant Governor Appoint Ethics Panel Members
UPDATED: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Friday appointed members to the Select Interim Committee to Study Ethics Laws, with Straus making further apointments to the the Texas Legislative Council.
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Railroad Commissioner Calls Out Feds for Terrorist Risk
Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter, expressing concern about border security and nearby oil and gas pipelines, sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Friday suggesting the federal government is putting Texans in harm’s way and asking what the agency is doing to protect pipeline infrastructure.
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In Washington Speech, Perry Mentions Legal Fight
In Gov. Rick Perry’s first out-of-state appearance since being indicted on two felony charges, he spoke on the border crisis on Thursday to a Washington, D.C., audience — but he also addressed his legal battle.
