Shantell Keller of Georgetown is one of nearly 6.2 million Texans navigating through tough times with mounting health problems and no insurance. Last month, she started going to Lone Star Circle of Care, a health center that treats underserved patients.
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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Perry Reviles Mandatory Insurance, but Texas Faces Crisis in Coverage
Gov. Rick Perry vehemently opposes forcing Americans to carry health insurance — yet his home state leads the nation in the size of its uninsured population and ranks near the bottom on almost every measure of coverage.
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Video: String of Perry Flubs Sparks Doubts
Gov. Rick Perry’s underwhelming and inconsistent debate performances have made him a target of pundits, political satirists — and many of his party’s top figures.
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Liveblog: Health and Human Services at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’ll be liveblogging throughout the weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s health and human services track — which includes panels on the fight over federal health reform, whether Texas can cure cancer and what effect tort reform has had statewide.
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Video: What Exactly Did Perry Say?
At one point during Thursday’s Fox/Google Republican GOP debate, Gov. Rick Perry bungled an attempt to zing his most serious opponent, Mitt Romney. What exactly did he say? Allow us to interpret.
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Video: Trib’s Root, Ramshaw Analyze Perry’s Campaign
The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root and Emily Ramshaw analyze the state of Perry’s presidential campaign. The Texas governor remains the front-runner, but his momentum appears to be slowing down.
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Video: Wimberley High School Adopts New Concussion Rules
Nationwide, about 60,000 concussions occur on high school fields every year. The Tribune visited Wimberley High School to find out how it is preparing for new state laws to prevent head injuries in student athletes.
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New Rules Aim at Reducing Football-Related Head Injuries
New rules intended to reduce the danger of concussions in high school football players are now in effect. But do they go far enough?
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Video: Best of the CNN/Tea Party GOP Debate
It hurts to be the front-runner in the GOP presidential race. Just ask Gov. Rick Perry. Watch highlights from the CNN/Tea Party Express debate Monday night in Tampa, Fla.
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Video: Analyzing Perry’s First Debate, Looking Ahead to Florida
The Tribune’s Emily Ramshaw discusses the takeaway from Gov. Rick Perry’s debut on national television and previews his next challenge: the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Florida.