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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.
Stump Interrupted: Farouk Shami
We examine the claims and quirks of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s Austin remarks from early December.
Stump Interrupted: Farouk Shami
Watch Farouk Shami’s claims and quirks in the latest Stump Interrupted candidate speech.
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 008
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Ben and Elise talk the politics of gay, the latest changes in the race for governor and who we oughta drop from our Facebook friends lists.
HuTube: Breakfast Club
In the latest HuTube vlog post, we take you behind the scenes of Wednesday morning TV partnerships and the subsequent breakfast summit.
Breakfast Club
Behind-the-scenes of Wednesday mornings at The Texas Tribune.
Kinky Exits Governor’s Race
Humorist and author Kinky Friedman is setting his sights on a new prize: the agriculture commissioner post.
HuTube: Red Light Cam Story Near You
NBC-5 in Dallas used our data application for a story on red-light cameras.
HuTube: Shot Blocker
Gotta hand it to these young Republicans for not letting a bitter battle between their bosses get in the way of polite pleasantries on the street.
Letting Farouk Be Farouk
Where does Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami stand on the issues?


