We debuted the Stump Interrupted series this week and I’ve received some emails about how the work is done. The short answer=not quickly.
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: Kay Bailey Hutchison
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is the first to get her stump speech interrupted by The Texas Tribune.
Stump Interrupted: Kay Bailey Hutchison
Remember VH1’s “Pop-up Video”? We loved it, too. It inspired us to launch a new feature we call Stump Interrupted, a twist on the traditional stump speech. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is the first to get the S.I. treatment. We take her seven-minute monologue from a Waco campaign event and put it into context.
Texas Democratic Party on Hopson’s party switch
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie addresses state Rep. Chuck Hopson’s switch to the Republican party. The move increases the Republican edge in the state House to 77-73.
The Video Brief: November 6, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elm-Rl0hYFY Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
TribBlog: Bush to speak at SMU next week
Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush will speak at the home of his presidential library, Southern Methodist University.
TribBlog: Fort Hood Shootings
As news of the Fort Hood shootings unfolds, we’ll be adding links, maps, audio, photographs, and other information from around the web to this post.
Student restraints, Day 3: Jennifer Howson’s story
Jennifer Howson, 21, was restrained dozens of times at her school in the northeast Texas town of Kemp, often sustaining scrapes, bruises and black eyes.
Jennifer Howson’s story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyF_ZFrVrbQ Credit: Elise Hu Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 002
Evan Smith, Ross Ramsey, Elise Hu, and Ben Philpott have a jam session on the UT/Texas Tribune poll, the 2010 Democratic statewide slate, and their favorite haircare products.


