Is the health reform price tag in Texas $1.4 billion… or more like $24 billion? State Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, asks HHSC Commissioner Tom Suehs to explain why his agency’s estimate is so much higher than a federal estimate.
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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John Cornyn on KBH’s Decision to Stay
U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, on his colleague U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s decision to keep her Senate seat despite earlier promises she would resign before the end of her term.
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2010: Kay Stays [UPDATED]
Surprising almost no one, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced in San Antonio that she will not resign her Senate seat. She’ll stay through the end of her term in 2012.
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Congress
2010: Stay Bailey Hutchison?
Is U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison about to break her silence regarding her future?
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A Conversation with James Baker
Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff James Baker on how Barack Obama is handling Israel, Afghanistan and other foreign policy challenges, why today’s politics are so divisive, and why the rising national debt may be biggest problem we face.
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State Government
2010: Al Edwards Contesting Recount Results
A recount showed state Rep. Al Edwards lost his primary race by eight votes, but Edwards wants to be absolutely sure. He’s filed an election contest in district court.
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2010: KBH Aide Florida Bound
Say farewell to Joe Pounder, the KBH campaign’s indefatigable communications aide. He’s headed to Florida, to work for Marco Rubio.
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The Runoffs: HD-52
Two Republicans are battling for the chance to win back a Williamson County legislative seat from first-term state Rep. Diana Maldonado, D-Round Rock. They differ more in style than substance. One says he has deeper ties to the district. The other touts more than a decade’s worth of experience as a Capitol insider.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 21
The TribCast gang is back together again to talk about health care reform’s effect on Texas, the redistricting fight coming up for the next legislature, and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Should she just stay in the Senate until 2012?
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2010: Borris Miles Prevails in Recount
He’s back, y’all. Former state Rep. Borris Miles will be returning to the Texas House after a recount finished today shows Miles prevailing over longtime state Rep. Al Edwards by just eight votes.
