Former VP Dick Cheney is coming back to Texas. He’ll be at a Houston fundraiser for gubernatorial hopeful Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 003
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Evan, Elise and Ben talk about endangered Democrats, shifting demographics and emery boards. (You’ll get it after you take a listen.)
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HuTube: Rick Perry Calls For Bigger, Better Tea Parties
Watch Governor Rick Perry’s Wednesday speech at the Midland County Republican Women’s luncheon, where he claims President Barack Obama is “beyond not caring about Texas.”
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Criminal Justice
Forensic Science Chairmen Face Off
John Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney and the newly-appointed chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, spent his morning answering a steady stream of questions from Texas lawmakers. At issue, if and when his panel will re-open the investigation into whether faulty science led to the arson conviction of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed by the state in 2004.
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John Bradley vs. Sam Bassett
A video mash up of former Texas Forensic Science Commission chair, Sam Bassett, responding to the testimony of the current chair, John Bradley.
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The Guided Site Tour
Elise Hu takes you on a quick tour of The Texas Tribune site — so you can get the most out of your visit.
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry (Part Two)
Part Two of Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry
Governor Rick Perry is the subject of the latest video in our Stump Interrupted series, which marries trivia bubbles with purposely newsless stump speeches. In this installment, Perry’s late-October address to the Lake Travis Republican Women’s Club gets, well, interrupted.
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry (Part One)
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TT for Dummies
Eager to impress partygoers with your knowledge of Texas politics and policy? Wondering how to wring every last bit of information out of The Texas Tribune? Our handy video tour (and the quick explainers here) should help.
