State officials are optimistic about the new Texas Women’s Health Program, which launched this week amid a long-running legislative fight. But at least one state lawmaker thinks there’s a problem with the program’s list of providers.
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State Government
Inside Out in the House Speaker’s Race
Third parties — outsiders — can’t vote in the race for Speaker of the House. But the lawmakers who will actually elect the speaker next month are listening, and acting, on what’s going on outside.
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Year In Review: Video Mixtape
The year 2012 in Texas Tribune videos: From Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign to rock-and-roller Ted Nugent, the U.S. Senate campaign, prosecutorial misconduct and pre-legislative prognostications, our cameras were running.
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Health care
Dual Eligible Payments to Be Partially Restored in 2013
Health care providers in Texas who treat dual eligible patients — those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits — will get some relief in 2013.
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Demographics
Mexico’s New Political Regime Sparks Human Rights Activism in Texas
Weeks after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s inauguration, a group of activists in Texas is organizing a new effort they say will serve as a watchdog to monitor Mexico’s treatment of its citizens.
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Now What? A Conversation About 2012 and 2013
On Nov. 8, the Tribune and the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Politics Project asked four political strategists to talk about what the 2012 election means for the 2013 session and beyond.
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State Government
You’ve Got Mail, Mr. Speaker
The letters dribbling into House Speaker Joe Straus’ mailbox raise questions about the House’s redistricting last session, but that’s just a way for his rivals to raise questions about his leadership.
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Video: Perry Calls for Welfare Reforms
Gov. Rick Perry calls on the Legislature to enact welfare reforms.
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Newsreel: The Election’s Over — Now What?
The 2012 elections are in the bag. We look at wins, losses and where the Texas Legislature stands in the upcoming session.
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Video: Democrats Celebrate Some Key Victories in Red Texas
While Democrats nationwide celebrated Barack Obama’s return to the White House on Tuesday night, Texas Democrats — generally relegated to the back seat in deeply red Texas — were claiming a couple of key local victories of their own.
