Now that she’ll join Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison on stage at the second GOP debate — now that she’s cracked spoiler-worthy double digits in the latest poll and will fundraise, Ron Paul-style, through an online “money bomb” — it’s fair to ask what longshot gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina is in it for.
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: White’s Way Behind
Former Houston Mayor Bill White has said it won’t be easy to beat a Republican for the Texas governorship. The latest Rasmussen numbers prove it. He’s trailing both Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by double-digits.
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Debra Medina’s Full Post-Debate Remarks
GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina’s complete post-debate press conference from January 14.
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2010: Rasmussen Reports Medina Gaining
Take a look at the toplines from the latest Rasmussen poll, conducted after the first GOP gubernatorial debate. A Perry challenger’s gaining ground, but it’s not Hutchison.
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State Government
HuTube: GOP Debate Behind-the-Scenes
Go behind-the-scenes at the first GOP gubernatorial debate.
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The GOP Debate: Spin Room
Post-debate spin from Governor Rick Perry’s campaign manager, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s spokeswoman and Debra Medina herself.
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An Inside Look at the GOP Debate
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the first GOP gubernatorial debate. We cover the coverage and the story behind the story.
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The First Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog
We’ll have real time updates, photos and analysis from the Denton debate between GOP gubernatorial candidates Governor Rick Perry, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 11
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben pregame the GOP gubernatorial debate, consider the political prospects of ESPN’s Craig James and sum up House Speaker Joe Straus’ appearance at the inaugural TribLive event.
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Revising the Social Studies Curriculum: The Animation
The State Board of Education begins meeting today to approve new social studies curriculum standards. We take you through some of the proposed changes.
