California Republican Darrell Issa supplemented a report critical of the health care navigator program with a field hearing in Texas on Monday to further explore those criticisms with a panel tilted heavily toward GOP members.
John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 16, 2013
Your evening reading: when private companies come in to manage schools, transparency takes a hit; judge rules NSA phone program likely unconstitutional; state GOP chairman calls Texas “somewhat competitive”
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The Brief: Dec. 16, 2013
The week starts with questions over whether the Texas A&M regents’ decision on Saturday to tap the chancellor’s favorite for interim president over the governor’s favored candidate will lead to more controversy in College Station.
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Independent Poll Has Cornyn Up Big on Stockman
A new independent poll in the U.S. Senate primary has incumbent John Cornyn up big on Tea Party challenger Steve Stockman.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 13, 2013
Your evening reading: new numbers and analysis on the Cornyn-Stockman primary contest; Texplainer explains the AG’s duty to defend state laws; ex-El Paso County commissioner gets probation in corruption case
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The Brief: Dec. 13, 2013
New numbers suggest the state is having a hard time — at least initially — maintaining the same level of women’s health services under its new purely state-funded program as the mostly federally funded program that preceded it.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 12, 2013
Your evening reading: UT-Austin president can keep his job; Combs reports a bigger than expected budget surplus; a rift at A&M on interim president selection
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Picking the Friendliest Among Friendly Incumbents
One of the really interesting things about this election cycle is watching the big boys under the Dome — the trade associations — pick whom to back in the crowded fields of GOP contenders for statewide office.
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About Those Filings… It Was More Than Just Stockman
You could be forgiven for thinking Steve Stockman was the only story coming out of the final day to file in the party primaries.
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The Brief: Dec. 12, 2013
Bill Powers’ future as University of Texas at Austin president could be put to a vote at a Thursday meeting of the UT System’s Board of Regents.
