State health officials are considering lifting a requirement that Texas emergency rooms have a physician on-site at all times — as long as one can get there within 30 minutes.
State Government
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2010: Going Somewhere?
Hank Gilbert will conduct “a virtual press conference with Texas media to address his status in the race for Governor of Texas.”
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State Government
2010: The Re-Entrance of Bill White
Bill White’s expected to announce for governor today. We’ll get you caught up to speed on what led to this day, help flesh out what it all means, and take a quick look ahead.
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State Government
On the Records: The Lobby Latest
How many people could you feed with $2.7 million?
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2010: Smiles Instead of Fireworks in EP
Turns out it was all smiles at the El Paso County Democratic Party headquarters today afterall.
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2010: Fireworks in EP?
Two El Paso candidates who had been on a collision course to run against one another now have big plans for public filing events at the same time and place. In El Paso, where politics are often a full-contact sport, it has the potential to get interesting.
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: December 3, 2009
The season for speculating is drawing to an end. Politicians, it’s time to stake your claim.
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RINO Hunters
One of the most interesting phenomena of the 2010 election cycle is the number of so-called Tea Party Republicans entering GOP primaries to challenge incumbents they consider RINOs: Republicans in Name Only. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the Texas governor’s race for KUT news and the Trib, has this report.
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Stump Interrupted: Bill White
Get to know Bill White, his verbal tics, his issues and the car he drives.
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Stump Interrupted: Bill White
Bill White may soon be retiring his Senate race stump speech and replacing it with a new one. So it’s better to Stump Interrupt it now than never.