It’s a transportation funding crisis: Congestion on Texas highways is only going to get worse with our population growing, but the state lacks the billions needed to combat it. Lawmakers trying to find a way to break through the gridlock are issuing a stern warning: There’s no something-for-nothing solution.
Elise Hu
Elise Hu was a political reporter at the Tribune, focusing on multimedia projects, from 2009 to 2011. She previously worked as the state political reporter for Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE-TV, from 2006 to 2009. She was recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters three years in a row for her beat reporting on state politics and was named Best TV Reporter Who Can Write by The Austin Chronicle. Before arriving in Austin, she held reporting positions at television stations in Waco; Greenville, S.C.; and Columbia, Mo. She's an evangelist for social media and multimedia journalism — her Political Junkie blog was listed as one of WashingtonPost.com's top Texas political blogs. A native of Plano, she has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri.
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2010: Perry Speech Fuels 2012 Talk [Updated]
Governor Rick Perry’s speech at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference has national media pundits talking about Perry for president in 2012.
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Environment
Go On a Ride With Car2Go
Leaders in Austin are hoping the next big thing in transportation comes in a tiny Smart car. Watch as an Austin Car2Go user demonstrates how the program works.
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Energy
Driven to Share
Austin is hoping the next big thing comes in a tiny car: It’s the first North American city to pilot a car-sharing program promising the possibility of less congestion and lower emissions.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 23
In this week’s skirmish, the regular TribCast gang is back to talk about the runoff races on the April 13th ballot, the politics of NASCAR and the long road to finding road funding.
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Behind the Scenes at TribLive
Go behind-the-scenes of TribLive. Plenty of TribLive events are coming up this spring, so be sure to RSVP. If you can’t make it, our multimedia team has it covered. That is, if we get the microphones to work.
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HuTube: Inside TribLive
We have a busy month of TribLive events ahead, featuring lengthy chats with the likes of Karen Hughes, Deirdre Delisi, and Francicso Cigarroa. To mark the occassion(s), our latest HuTube vlog entry features footage of our dress rehearsal for the very first TribLive.
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Demographics
HuTube: A Census Message from Karl Rove
Check out Census 2010’s latest pitchman, Karl Rove. The man known as Bush’s Brain draws on his appreciation for James Madison to sell the Census to those who haven’t mailed in their forms yet.
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Resign of the Times
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison finally ended the will-she-or-won’t-she drama, saying she’s staying put through the end of her term in 2012. But ever since she first announced she’d resign, she’s been shifting positions. We take a look back.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 22
In this week’s TribCast, Tribune reporters consider U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s decision to stay, health care costs to Texas, press coverage of Perry vs. White and that gay Jesus controversy at Tartleton State.
