Newsreel: Ebola Response, Campaign Money
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Fallout from the state's Ebola response won't play in the elections for most state officials. Voter regisration is over and money is in. Greg Abbott and Dan...
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Lawmakers Call for Ebola Screenings at Texas Airports
While emphasizing that an Ebola outbreak in the United States was unlikely, lawmakers on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Friday urged the federal government to add some Texas airports to...
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"Breach of Protocol" Led to 2nd Ebola Infection
*Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.The top federal public health official said Sunday that a “breach of protocol” led a Dallas hospital worker to become infected with the deadly...
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The Brief: Oct. 14, 2014
The Big ConversationGov. Rick Perry will have to spend part of his Halloween in an Austin courtroom. Perry was excused from a pre-trial hearing on Monday, as he is in Europe on an economic mission, but...
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The Brief: Oct. 15, 2014
The Big ConversationTuesday turned into a topsy turvy day in the federal courts for the state of Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in to allow Texas' voter ID law to remain in effect...
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Latest Ebola Patient Traveled by Plane
Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.A second health care worker in Dallas who tested positive for the Ebola virus will be transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, federal...
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The Brief: Oct. 16, 2014
The Big ConversationWednesday amounted to a daylong series of body blows to those who thought that authorities had things under control in the response to the diagnosis of Ebola in Dallas.The...
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Texas Nurses Have Concerns, and Confidence, About Ebola
After two of the nurses who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan were diagnosed with the virus, their colleagues across the state are voicing worries, as well as assurances, about hospital readiness...
View ArticleNewsreel: Ebola, Voter ID, Abortion
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Ebola has become a big political story this October, the back and forth on the state's voter ID law continues just days before voting starts, and the U.S....
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Dallas Hospital Apologizes for "Mistakes" in Ebola Care
A representative of the Dallas hospital under scrutiny for its handling of the first Ebola case in the United States apologized on Thursday for mistakes he said the facility made when it initially...
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The Brief: Oct. 17, 2014
The Big ConversationA lingering fight over a failed petition drive aimed at the city of Houston's equal rights ordinance boiled over this week as subpoenas issued to area pastors allied with the...
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In Ebola Fight, Perry Pushes West Africa Travel Ban
Gov. Rick Perry said Friday that to help combat the spread of the Ebola virus, he has asked President Obama to ban air travel from West African countries fighting Ebola outbreaks, with exceptions...
View ArticleInside Texas Politics: 'Tis The Season to Start Voting
With early voting starting tomorrow, this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host David Schechter, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross...
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The Brief: Oct. 20, 2014
The Big ConversationVoters can cast ballots today for the Nov. 4 general election as the two-week early voting period commences.What we know for sure is that this year's election is significant in that...
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The Brief: Oct. 21, 2014
The Big ConversationHere are some dispatches from around the state on the first day of early voting:• The number of ballots cast was up 20 percent in Harris County — the state's most populous — over...
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Perry Announces Second Ebola Treatment Facility
Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that three health care providers in North Texas will partner to form an Ebola treatment facility, as recommended by the state’s infectious disease task force.The UT...
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The Brief: Oct. 22, 2014
The Big ConversationState leaders have not been shy about heaping criticism on the Obama administration for failures in the response to the arrival of the Ebola virus in Dallas. But as the Tribune's...
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Control Eluded State Leaders in Ebola Crisis
When the Ebola virus first arrived in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry greeted the grave news with trademark swagger.“There is no place in the world, I will suggest to you, that has better professionals, better...
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TribCast: Early Voting, Oil Prices and Embezzlement
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against the Ebola virus, the significance of falling oil prices and a guilty...
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The Brief: Oct. 23, 2014
The Big ConversationThere seems to be little standing in the way of another GOP sweep of statewide offices this November, with the party's candidates holding double-digit leads over their Democratic...
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Ebola Task Force Chief: "This is the New Normal"
Texas needs to be better prepared to respond to emerging infectious diseases like Ebola, the director of a new state task force on such diseases said Thursday."This is the new normal," Brett Giroir,...
View ArticleNewsreel: Polls, Ebola, Embezzlement
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The University of Texas/Texas Tribune polls are out ahead of the general election, Ebola swirls with politics and a longtime aide to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst...
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The Brief: Oct. 24, 2014
The Big ConversationTwo Texans — Ted Cruz and Rick Perry— are now the preferred GOP candidates for president in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from the University of Texas/Texas...
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The Brief: Oct. 27, 2014
The Big ConversationBorder security and immigration top the list of Texas voters' concerns about the state, according to the most recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune internet poll. Those two...
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The Brief: Oct. 28, 2014
The Big ConversationMonday night was a big one for a pair of Texas politicos who were both given a national stage from which to galvanize support among their respective voter bases.In California, Gov....
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The Brief: Oct. 29, 2014
The Big ConversationThe Tribune today launches its 15-part The Shale Life series, which tells in a variety of visual styles the stories of those who are living through the effects, both good and bad,...
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The Brief: Oct. 30, 2014
The Big ConversationQuestions continue to be raised about a giant water pipeline project that would pump roughly 16 billion gallons of groundwater annually from Burleson County to San Antonio. The...
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The Brief: Nov. 6, 2014
The Big ConversationGreg Abbott readily took on the mantle of governor-elect on Wednesday, laying out positions on the Texas Enterprise Fund, open-carry laws and border security while meeting with...
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The Brief: Nov. 7, 2014
The Big ConversationIt wasn't just Republicans in Texas who were celebrating big statehouse gains on Tuesday."For statehouse Republicans, 'it's their strongest position in nearly a century,' said Tim...
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Obama, Perry Discuss Next Steps on Ebola
During a phone call Friday, President Obama congratulated Gov. Rick Perry and other Texas officials on reaching a major milestone in the state's fight against Ebola.In addition to Perry, Dallas Mayor...
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The Brief: Nov. 13, 2014
The Big ConversationWendy Davis' rout was foretold by a couple of Democratic strategists who despaired nearly a year ago over the direction in which the gubernatorial candidate was taking her...
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Ebola Task Force's Report Includes Call for New Facility
Building on previous suggestions, including the establishment of two specialized Ebola treatment centers, a task force on Thursday released its full report on how the state could better handle an...
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The Brief: Dec. 5, 2014
The Big ConversationVoters in Senate District 18 go to the polls on Saturday to choose who will serve out the remainder of the term of Glenn Hegar, the state's next comptroller.The biggest question is...
View ArticleThe Playlist: I'm Getting Ready
Gov. Rick Perry is stepping up his game ahead of a potential presidential bid by breaking bread with donors and engaging in long policy briefing sessions, so we open our weekly news-inspired playlist...
View ArticleLooking to Be Better Prepared for the Next Public Health Emergency
This legislative session, lawmakers will consider ways to improve the state’s preparedness for public health emergencies. Dallas County leaders identified shortfalls in the system last fall when local...
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After Texas Ebola Cases, Bill Seeks to Fix Outbreak Response
Months after three people in Texas were diagnosed with Ebola, several key state lawmakers on Wednesday proposed ways to prepare the state for the next disease-related emergency.The proposal, Senate...
View ArticleRoundup: Guns, Tolls and Emergency Preparedness
In the Roundup: Lawmakers listen to hours of testimony on two pieces of gun legislation, toll bill snafus affect thousands of Texans, and a Senate bill would better prepare the state to handle...
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A&M Health Science Center CEO "Heartbroken" Over Exit
*Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.Texas A&M Health Science Center CEO Brett Giroir knew that a shakeup could be coming with Texas A&M University President Michael K....
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One Year Later, Report On Ebola Missteps Released
An independent panel has completed its analysis of mistakes, confusion and lack of preparation when a patient infected with Ebola entered Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas a year ago.
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One Year After Ebola, Hospitals Hope to do Better
It's been one year since Thomas Eric Duncan lay sick with Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, and the tug of war between fear and science continues. But hospitals say lessons learned...
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