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She also investigates state health agencies and covers health policy trends. Previously, she spent six years reporting for The Dallas Morning News, first in Dallas, then in Austin. In April 2009 she was named Star Reporter of the Year by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors and the Headliners Foundation of Texas. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, she received a bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. </p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/mailto:eramshaw@texastribune.org">eramshaw@texastribune.org</a><br/> 512-716-8619 </p> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=25#contributions" class="page">25</a></li><li><a href="?page=26#contributions" class="page">26</a></li><li><a href="?page=27#contributions" class="page">27</a></li><li><a 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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-21T10:08:08"> May 21, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=40886&staff=3492">Billy Millwee</a><span>, who oversees the state's giant </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/about/">Medicaid</a><span> and Children's Health Insurance programs, will retire in August. </span><span>He has directed the health coverage plans, which account for nearly a quarter of the state's total budget, since early 2010.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/medicaid/states-medicaid-chief-retiring/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/incumbent-barton-playing-defense-cd-6-gop-primary/">Incumbent Barton Optimistic in CD-6 GOP Primary</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/incumbent-barton-playing-defense-cd-6-gop-primary/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ChowBarton_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ChowBarton_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-17T09:00:00"> May 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/incumbent-barton-playing-defense-cd-6-gop-primary/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Congressman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a> isn’t expecting too much trouble in his re-election bid. </span><span>But the longtime incumbent has three opponents in the Republican primary, and political observers say it could be a tougher-than-usual race.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/incumbent-barton-playing-defense-cd-6-gop-primary/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/primary-will-determine-who-takes-dallas-house-seat/">Primary Will Determine Who Takes Dallas House Seat</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/primary-will-determine-who-takes-dallas-house-seat/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PrimaryRace_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PrimaryRace_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-15T06:00:00"> May 15, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/primary-will-determine-who-takes-dallas-house-seat/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.barbaramallorycarawayforcongress.com/">Barbara Mallory Caraway</a>’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/cd-30-incumbent-johnson-facing-rare-primary-battle/">campaign for Congress</a> has left a key opening in a historically black southern Dallas state House district — and three Democratic candidates are angling for it. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/primary-will-determine-who-takes-dallas-house-seat/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/crowded-field-race-new-cd-33/">Race for New North Texas Congressional Seat is Crowded</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/crowded-field-race-new-cd-33/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CD33_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia, left, and Fort Worth state Rep. Marc Veasey, right." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CD33_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia, left, and Fort Worth state Rep. Marc Veasey, right." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Callie Richmond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia, left, and Fort Worth state Rep. Marc Veasey, right.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-14T06:00:00"> May 14, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/crowded-field-race-new-cd-33/comments/" title="">2 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Want to guarantee a campaign throwdown? Toss two major U.S. cities, two large minority populations and 15 candidates into one newly drawn North Texas congressional district.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/crowded-field-race-new-cd-33/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/">Fake Twitter Feeds, Deceptive Websites Shake Up Primary</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/FakePoliticalSites-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/FakePoliticalSites-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T06:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Social media sabotage is in high gear in Texas’ later-than-usual primary, from fake Twitter feeds to deceptive website domains to allegations of email and Facebook forgery.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/womens-health-program/time-running-out-womens-health-program-providers/">Time Running Out for Women's Health Providers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/womens-health-program/time-running-out-womens-health-program-providers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXTrib-LonestarWomens-Richmond-001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="La'Tonya Ephraim speaks with Carrie Adney, a Women's Health Program client since last year, at Seton-Circle of Care Women's Services in Round Rock, TX." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXTrib-LonestarWomens-Richmond-001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="La'Tonya Ephraim speaks with Carrie Adney, a Women's Health Program client since last year, at Seton-Circle of Care Women's Services in Round Rock, TX." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">La'Tonya Ephraim speaks with Carrie Adney, a Women's Health Program client since last year, at Seton-Circle of Care Women's Services in Round Rock, TX.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T00:00:00"> May 11, 2012 (April 26, 2012 for <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">Subscribers</a>) </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>The clock is ticking for reproductive health clinics that are affiliated with abortion providers — the state will force <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/">Planned Parenthood</a> and others like them out of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/womens-health-program/">Women’s Health Program</a> early next month.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/womens-health-program/time-running-out-womens-health-program-providers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/">Cigarroa: Chairman Didn't Direct Me to Fire Powers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BillPowers-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BillPowers-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers - Dec. 14, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T10:06:27"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, responding to a news report suggesting UT-Austin President Bill Powers' job might be in danger, said Thursday that Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell "never directed me to fire anyone."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/ut-community-rallies-around-president-powers/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/housing-and-community-affairs/new-rules-could-curb-affordable-housing-poor-areas/">With New Rules, Housing Board Loses Power</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/housing-and-community-affairs/new-rules-could-curb-affordable-housing-poor-areas/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CityWalk-005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Robert Johnson (far left), Larry Williams (second from left), and DeNarious Scales (far right) play dominoes outside the White Rock Lake Townhomes on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Dallas, Tx." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-CityWalk-005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Robert Johnson (far left), Larry Williams (second from left), and DeNarious Scales (far right) play dominoes outside the White Rock Lake Townhomes on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Dallas, Tx." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Kye R. Lee / The Dallas Morning News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Robert Johnson (far left), Larry Williams (second from left), and DeNarious Scales (far right) play dominoes outside the White Rock Lake Townhomes on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Dallas, Tx.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a> and Rudolph Bush, The Dallas Morning News <li><time datetime="2012-05-06T06:00:00"> May 6, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/housing-and-community-affairs/new-rules-could-curb-affordable-housing-poor-areas/comments/" title="">5 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Housing reforms quietly approved by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> late last year were intended to address concerns over fairness and transparency</span><span>. But the unintended consequences could mean fewer affordable housing developments.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/housing-and-community-affairs/new-rules-could-curb-affordable-housing-poor-areas/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/embry-quits-statesman-become-straus-press-secretar/">Straus Shakes Up Communications Team</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/embry-quits-statesman-become-straus-press-secretar/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Strausembry_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Strausembry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-02T10:28:19"> May 2, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/embry-quits-statesman-become-straus-press-secretar/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After announcing that Jason Embry, the <em>Austin American-Statesman's </em>Capitol bureau chief, was joining his media team, House Speaker Joe Straus has named another hire: Erin Daly, U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings' communications director.</p> <p><em><br/></em></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/embry-quits-statesman-become-straus-press-secretar/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/cd-30-incumbent-johnson-facing-rare-primary-battle/">In CD-30, Incumbent Johnson Facing Rare Primary Battle</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/cd-30-incumbent-johnson-facing-rare-primary-battle/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EBJ-Taj-Car_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EBJ-Taj-Car_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Brandon Thibodeaux / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-27T06:00:00"> April 27, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/cd-30-incumbent-johnson-facing-rare-primary-battle/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://ebjohnson.house.gov/">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a>, D-Dallas, is a 20-year incumbent with an endorsement from President Obama. DeSoto lawyer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.tajclayton.com/">Taj Clayton</a> and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=110">Barbara Mallory Caraway</a> are angling to unseat her.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/cd-30-incumbent-johnson-facing-rare-primary-battle/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/higher-ed-board-mulls-access-caribbean-med-school/">Higher-Ed Board Mulls Access for Caribbean Med School</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/higher-ed-board-mulls-access-caribbean-med-school/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedicalStudentsAtWork_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedicalStudentsAtWork_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-25T06:00:00"> April 25, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/higher-ed-board-mulls-access-caribbean-med-school/comments/" title="">8 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today will consider whether to open the doors of Texas hospitals to a for-profit university from the Caribbean, and the state's public medical schools are on edge.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/higher-ed-board-mulls-access-caribbean-med-school/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/report-texas-medical-residency-slots-not-keeping/">Report: Texas Medical Residency Slots Not Keeping Up</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/report-texas-medical-residency-slots-not-keeping/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedStudentFunding_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedStudentFunding_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-24T13:00:00"> April 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas medical schools have increased their enrollment by roughly 30 percent in the last decade to help meet the state's demand for doctors. But the number of medical residency positions available in Texas is not keeping pace.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-ed-coordinating-board/report-texas-medical-residency-slots-not-keeping/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/planned-parenthood-merger-about-efficiency-advocac/">Planned Parenthood Merger About Efficiency, Advocacy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/planned-parenthood-merger-about-efficiency-advocac/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/041712TTpp0002-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Planned Parenthood leaders Ken Lambrecht and Leslie MacLean photographed in the Planned Parenthood waiting room in Addison, Texas." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/041712TTpp0002-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Planned Parenthood leaders Ken Lambrecht and Leslie MacLean photographed in the Planned Parenthood waiting room in Addison, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Allison V. Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Planned Parenthood leaders Ken Lambrecht and Leslie MacLean photographed in the Planned Parenthood waiting room in Addison, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-20T06:00:00"> April 20, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/planned-parenthood-merger-about-efficiency-advocac/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/">merger</a> makes the organization leaner and more efficient, advocates say. But they also hope it helps them defend their branches from intensifying anti-abortion legislation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/planned-parenthood-merger-about-efficiency-advocac/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/">Planned Parenthood Branches Vote to Merge</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB0364_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB0364_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Planned Parenthood supporters rally at the Capitol on Tuesday morning.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-18T13:07:54"> April 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED:</strong> The boards of three regional Planned Parenthood branches — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/north-texas/">North Texas</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppwaco/">Central Texas</a> and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppaustin/">Capital Region</a> — have voted to merge, forming a $29 million-per-year mega-organization with 26 clinics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-planned-parenthood-branches-will-vote-merger/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-railroad-commission/perry-appoints-buddy-garcia-railroad-commission/">Perry Appoints Buddy Garcia to Railroad Commission</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-railroad-commission/perry-appoints-buddy-garcia-railroad-commission/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuddyGarcia_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuddyGarcia_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120527160349/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-12T15:15:39"> April 12, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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