U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is in the governor’s race, if you were still on pins and needles about that. She starts with promises of property tax reform, a leadership shake-up at the Texas Department of Transportation, and a list of other problems she’d like to address.
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: KBH Calls it for White
Sorry, Farouk. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison called the Democratic gubernatorial primary for Houston Mayor Bill White .
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Video: Bill White’s Announcement Speech
The Houston mayor reveals the worst-kept secret in Texas politics: He’s running for governor. Unedited video in two parts.
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HuTube: Behind the Scenes of Snow; White
It’s the latest installment of a HuTube video journal, or vlog, to take you behind the scenes of Bill White’s annoucement in Houston.
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Bill White’s Announcement Speech, Part Two
Bill White’s Houston announcement that he will run for Texas governor. Part two of two.
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Bill White’s Announcement Speech, Part One
BIll White’s unedited gubernatorial announcement speech from Houston on December 4th. Part one of two.
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Behind the Bill White Announcement
We take you behind the scenes of Bill White’s announcement for governor in Houston.
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Energy
Liveblogging the Bill White Announcement
Moment-by-moment updates from Bill White’s announcement for governor on Friday in Houston. Where it was snowing.
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State Government
2010: The Re-Entrance of Bill White
Bill White’s expected to announce for governor today. We’ll get you caught up to speed on what led to this day, help flesh out what it all means, and take a quick look ahead.
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Stump Interrupted: Bill White
Get to know Bill White, his verbal tics, his issues and the car he drives.
