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In one of the fastest growing and most conservative areas of the state, four Republicans are vying for the Texas House seat of outgoing state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown. Full Story
Elise Hu was a political reporter at the Tribune, focusing on multimedia projects, from 2009 to 2011. She previously worked as the state political reporter for Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE-TV, from 2006 to 2009. She was recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters three years in a row for her beat reporting on state politics and was named Best TV Reporter Who Can Write by The Austin Chronicle. Before arriving in Austin, she held reporting positions at television stations in Waco; Greenville, S.C.; and Columbia, Mo. She's an evangelist for social media and multimedia journalism — her Political Junkie blog was listed as one of WashingtonPost.com's top Texas political blogs. A native of Plano, she has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri.
In one of the fastest growing and most conservative areas of the state, four Republicans are vying for the Texas House seat of outgoing state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown. Full Story
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Earle is using online video to introduce himself to more Texans, but his first foray isn't likely to go viral. Full Story
"It is what it is," she says, after she didn't denounce 9/11 conspiracy theorists in a radio interview on Thursday. Full Story
With early voting starting next week and public poll numbers in the twenties, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's latest spot aims to remind voters why they should like her more than the incumbent governor. Full Story
The primary matchup between perennial opponents state Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, and former state Rep. Borris Miles is going where most haven't publicly gone before: the urinal. Full Story
In this week's TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Reeve debrief after the Democratic debate, ponder the state of the Republican race for governor and look into future general election matchup possibilities. Full Story
The hair care mogul and gubernatorial candidate made some sweeping promises on Monday night at the Democratic debate. What exactly did he say? Watch for yourself. Full Story
Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson died in Lufkin today at age 76. Full Story
We continue in our vlog journey to give you a glimpse of the scenes behind the story. Here's a look at tonight's Democratic gubernatorial face-off from the press' point of view. Full Story
As part of our behind-the-scenes vlog series, here's a look at tonight's Democratic gubernatorial face-off from the press' point of view. Full Story