The latest Democrat to enter the race for lieutenant governor makes her filing day speech in English, then Spanish.
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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State Government
2010: About That Strama Rumor
If you’ve heard the rumor about state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, getting a federal appointment and not seeking re-election to the Texas House seat he’s held since 2005… it’s not true.
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Candidate Video: Geoff Bailey
Geoff Bailey’s “Better Know a Candidate” video submission. Bailey is Republican running for House District 102, the seat currently held by state Rep. Carol Kent, D-Dallas.
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The Weekly TribCast: End-of-Year Special
For our final TribCast of 2009, we picked out and mashed up our favorite skirmishes, conversational quirks and bloopers.
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Politics
2009’s Best Political Moments on Video
As Rick Perry says, “Texas is a unique place.” We rounded up the year’s most fantastic (and sometimes funny) video clips that prove it.
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HuTube: A Multi-Platform Look Back
The multimedia/social media side of the TT operation has various projects and enterprises to connect you with in case you missed them over the past seven weeks.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 009
In the penultimate TribCast of the year, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben have a preview of the primary sprint ahead, the latest entrant to the lieutenant governor’s race and the political ramifications of the current healthcare debate.
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Demographics
¿No Se Puede?
Latinos are expected to become the majority demographic group in Texas by 2015, according to some estimates. But they’re still not voting in big numbers at the ballot box.
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Operation Detour
The U.S. Border Patrol’s gritty and graphic effort to turn young Texans away from narco-trafficking. Coming soon to a classroom near you?
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Instructions for Candidate Videos
Here’s how to submit a video, introducing yourself and your platform, that we’ll aggregate on the Tribune site.
