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Karen Hughes on Anger Management

By Elise Hu April 15, 2010

In an interview with Tribune CEO/Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith, former George W. Bush senior advisor Karen Hughes claims the vitriol over President Bush was worse than the vitriol toward President Obama. Full Story

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Juarez Mayor Extended Interview

By Elise Hu April 14, 2010

Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz sits down with Tribune reporters Brandi Grissom and Julian Aguilar to discuss the economy and security situation in his border city. Full Story

Juárez Mayor Denies He's Living in Texas

By Brandi Grissom, Elise Hu and Julián Aguilar April 12, 2010

Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz addresses rampant rumors that he's found a home in El Paso instead of living in his violence-ridden city. In an excerpt of an interview with Tribune reporters Brandi Grissom and Julian Aguilar, Reyes Ferriz blames the media for the residency questions. Reyes Ferriz visited Austin Monday as part of a forum at the University of Texas-Austin. His extended interview will be posted on Wednesday. Full Story

Road to Nowhere

By Elise Hu April 12, 2010

It's a transportation funding crisis: Congestion on Texas highways is only going to get worse with our population growing, but the state lacks the billions needed to combat it. Lawmakers trying to find a way to break through the gridlock are issuing a stern warning: There's no something-for-nothing solution. Full Story

Go On a Ride With Car2Go

By Elise Hu April 9, 2010

Leaders in Austin are hoping the next big thing in transportation comes in a tiny Smart car. Watch as an Austin Car2Go user demonstrates how the program works. Full Story

Behind the Scenes at TribLive

By Elise Hu April 5, 2010

Go behind-the-scenes of TribLive. Plenty of TribLive events are coming up this spring, so be sure to RSVP. If you can't make it, our multimedia team has it covered. That is, if we get the microphones to work. Full Story

Resign of the Times

By Elise Hu April 1, 2010

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison finally ended the will-she-or-won't-she drama, saying she's staying put through the end of her term in 2012. But ever since she first announced she'd resign, she's been shifting positions. We take a look back. Full Story

HHSC Chief Testifies on Health Care Costs

By Elise Hu March 31, 2010

Is the health reform price tag in Texas $1.4 billion... or more like $24 billion? State Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, asks HHSC Commissioner Tom Suehs to explain why his agency's estimate is so much higher than a federal estimate. Full Story

John Cornyn on KBH's Decision to Stay

By Elise Hu March 31, 2010

U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, on his colleague U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's decision to keep her Senate seat despite earlier promises she would resign before the end of her term. Full Story

Annise Parker: The TT Interview

By Evan Smith March 31, 2010

Three months into her new job, the mayor of the state's largest city and the nation's fourth-largest city says she's working hard to combat the crippling effects of a down economy, putting partisan differences aside to join with Republican congressmen in lobbying Washington to keep NASA intact, and trying to untangle the longstanding knot that is mass transit. Oh, and she's staying as far away from the governor's race as humanly possible, though she has a stern message for political operatives who may be looking to tarnish the man she replaced: Don't mess with Houston. Full Story

A Conversation with James Baker

By Elise Hu March 30, 2010

Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff James Baker on how Barack Obama is handling Israel, Afghanistan and other foreign policy challenges, why today's politics are so divisive, and why the rising national debt may be biggest problem we face. Full Story