Chris Christie is coming to Texas on Thursday and with a large target on his back placed there by Democrats.
Charles Schwertner
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Health care
Pharmacists Push Transparency in Medicaid Pricing
Pharmacists squeezed between the costs of drugs and the sometimes lower-than-cost reimbursements from Medicaid are looking forward to changes in managed care that will let them see behind the reimbursements and to challenge them.
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Public Education
Hot Seat: A Conversation With Farney and Schwertner
At our 4/26 Hot Seat conversation at Southwestern University in Georgetown, state Rep. Marsha Farney, R-Georgetown, and state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, talked about public education, water, the budget and other issues in play in the 83rd session.
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Health care
TribLive: A Conversation About Health Care
Full video of Emily Ramshaw’s 2/27 TribLive conversation about health care with state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, and state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown.
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Health care
TribLive: Zerwas and Schwertner on Women’s Health
At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, and state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, talked to Emily Ramshaw about the state’s role in providing access to preventative health care for women.
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TribLive: Zerwas and Schwertner on Medicaid
At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, and state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, told Emily Ramshaw they back Gov. Rick Perry’s refusal to expand Medicaid.
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The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Otto and Schwertner
At our Hot Seat conversation at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, state Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and state Rep. (and likely soon-to-be state Sen.) Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, previewed the 83rd Legislative Session.
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Updated: The 2012 Quit List
So far, 27 26 members of the Texas House, four members of the Texas Senate, three State Board of Education members and two U.S. congressmen have said they won’t seek re-election.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
Some of the Republican U.S. Senate candidates fight to appeal to the right, and a domestic partner becomes the centerpiece in a race for the State Board of Education.
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Campaign Chatter
No endorsement yet, but the foreshadowing from Texans for Lawsuit Reform is pretty obvious in San Antonio’s Senate race; they’re for the challenger.
