Gov. Rick Perry “hates” cervical cancer, which is why he tried to make the HPV vaccine mandatory. Yet he signed a budget that defunds Planned Parenthood, which provides four times more cervical cancer screenings in Texas than abortions.
Thanh Tan
Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho. Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.
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Planned Parenthood Reels From Huge Budget Cuts
When lawmakers slashed family planning funding earlier this year, their intent was to target Planned Parenthood. It worked. The organization has closed nine clinics statewide, including four in impoverished Hidalgo County.
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Health care
Video: Planned Parenthood Clinics Close In Hidalgo County
The state’s family planning reductions hit the Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County especially hard. In September, the association shut down four of its eight health clinics and laid off half of its staff. Anti-abortion advocates argue the state should not “subsidize the abortion industry.” The Trib’s Thanh Tan and Justin Dehn report from Hidalgo County.
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Health care
Video: Perry’s Remarks at Values Voters Summit
On Friday, Gov. Rick Perry spoke at the Family Research Council’s annual “Values Voters Summit” in Washington. Watch his remarks, courtesy of C-SPAN. (Note: The speech begins in progress due to a signal loss.)
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Health care
Video: New Perry Attack Ad Challenges “Romneycare”
Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign has produced an online attack ad aimed at Mitt Romney, accusing him of providing a blueprint for President Barack Obama’s federal health care reform plan with the program he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts.
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State Government
Video: Senate Committee Adopts “Crowdsourcing” to Gather Input on Bills
The Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee is hoping to bring the state Capitol into the 21st century by experimenting with crowdsourcing, using the internet to gather input from the public on bills they’re considering.
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Economy
Video: In Mesquite, Obama Challenges GOP Leader
MESQUITE — While speaking at Eastfield College today, President Barack Obama invoked the name of a laid-off Texas teacher and challenged GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to bring up the American Jobs Act for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Economy
Obama Defends Jobs Plan in Mesquite, Calls Out GOP
President Obama delivered an impassioned defense of his jobs plan in Mesquite — and strong rhetoric against his GOP critics.
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Economy
Video: Perry “Welcomes” Obama to Texas
Rick Perry’s campaign has released a video in anticipation of President Obama’s scheduled visits to Dallas and Mesquite today. The video mocks the president’s 2009 stimulus plan before highlighting Perry’s “four core principles” for creating jobs.
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Economy
In Perry Territory, Obama to Promote Jobs Plan
President Obama, scheduled to push his jobs plan today in Dallas, is stepping into politically hostile territory to challenge Gov. Rick Perry on what the Perry campaign believes is the Texan’s strongest issue: job creation.
