The Weekly TribCast: Episode 12
In this week's skirmish, TribCasters mull over the Massachusetts Senate race result and its effect on Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison's stance on abortion and Debra Medina's post-debate surge. 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 this week's skirmish, TribCasters mull over the Massachusetts Senate race result and its effect on Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison's stance on abortion and Debra Medina's post-debate surge. Full Story
Sharon Keller, the presiding judge of the state's highest criminal court, will not be removed from the bench following a trial and review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Full Story
Now that she'll join Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison on stage at the second GOP debate — now that she's cracked spoiler-worthy double digits in the latest poll and will fundraise, Ron Paul-style, through an online "money bomb" — it's fair to ask what longshot gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina is in it for. Full Story
Former Houston Mayor Bill White has said it won't be easy to beat a Republican for the Texas governorship. The latest Rasmussen numbers prove it. He's trailing both Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by double-digits. Full Story
GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina's complete post-debate press conference from January 14. Full Story
Take a look at the toplines from the latest Rasmussen poll, conducted after the first GOP gubernatorial debate. A Perry challenger's gaining ground, but it's not Hutchison. Full Story
Go behind-the-scenes at the first GOP gubernatorial debate. Full Story
Post-debate spin from Governor Rick Perry's campaign manager, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's spokeswoman and Debra Medina herself. Full Story
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the first GOP gubernatorial debate. We cover the coverage and the story behind the story. Full Story
We'll have real time updates, photos and analysis from the Denton debate between GOP gubernatorial candidates Governor Rick Perry, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina. Full Story