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width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-04-12T00:33:03.808912">Sunday, April 12, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <header class="alt_header"> <h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/">The Brief: Straus Sticks With Trusted Names for Budget, Tax Panels</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-05 05:59"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/_KCA8357_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/_KCA8357_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> leaned toward the familiar in filling open spots at the top of the chamber's top-tier committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/protestCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Department of Public Safety troopers guard the governor's office on April 1, 2013, as a group protests Republicans' stance on Medicaid expansion.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/">Arkansas Medicaid Plan Offers Mixed Lessons</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-16 06:00"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Early on, supporters of Medicaid expansion pointed to an Arkansas approach as one way Texas might go about using federal money to help low-income people get health insurance coverage. But lately, the neighbor's grass doesn't appear quite as green. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/friends-foes-see-lessons-ar-medicaid-expansion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/video-the-agenda-for-the-84th-legislative-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Agenda2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Agenda2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/video-the-agenda-for-the-84th-legislative-session/">Video: The Agenda for the 84th Legislative Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Dec 2014 11:44:22 -0600" title="2014-12-05 11:44"> Dec. 5, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/video-the-agenda-for-the-84th-legislative-session/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Here's video of our 84th Legislature preview session on what's in store for big issues on the agenda. Panelists included state</span><span> Reps. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a><span>, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-pickett/">Joe Pickett</a><span> and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a><span> and state Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/video-the-agenda-for-the-84th-legislative-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/11/feds-consider-waiver-while-lawmakers-debate-medica/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/05/D54H6034_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/05/D54H6034_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Marjorie Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/11/feds-consider-waiver-while-lawmakers-debate-medica/">Feds Have New Leverage in Medicaid Showdown</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-11 06:00"> Nov. 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/11/feds-consider-waiver-while-lawmakers-debate-medica/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>Next session, lawmakers will have 29 billion reasons to reconsider Medicaid expansion. That's how many federal dollars the Obama administration could hold hostage to compel some legislative solution for 1 million uninsured Texans not helped by the Affordable Care Act.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/11/feds-consider-waiver-while-lawmakers-debate-medica/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/20/health-care-whats-next/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Richardson_Event.Still001_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Richardson_Event.Still001_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/20/health-care-whats-next/">TribLive: Health Care — What's Next?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-20 08:00"> Aug. 20, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At our 8/18 TribLive conversation in Richardson, I talked with state Reps. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a><span>, D-Houston, and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a><span>, R-Simonton, </span><span>about health care and the 84th Legislature</span><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/20/health-care-whats-next/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/16/UP9A5708_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Gov. Rick Perry speaks to press a day after a grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on Friday on charges of abuse of power August 16th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/16/UP9A5708_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Gov. Rick Perry speaks to press a day after a grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on Friday on charges of abuse of power August 16th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry speaks to press a day after a grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on Friday on charges of abuse of power August 16th, 2014</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/brief/">The Brief: Spotlight Shines on a Defiant Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-08-18 05:59"> Aug. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>One consequence of announcing the felony indictments against </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> late Friday was to give the governor the following day to begin his full-throated counterattack. That meant the front pages of the state's Sunday papers were dominated by pictures of a defiant Perry.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/18/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-health-care-texas-tribune-festival/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/25/TTF13-liveblog-HealthCare-lead-art_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/25/TTF13-liveblog-HealthCare-lead-art_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-health-care-texas-tribune-festival/">Liveblog: Health Care at The Texas Tribune Festival</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:15:00 -0500" title="2013-09-28 08:15"> Sept. 28, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>We have liveblogged each session of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/2013/home/" target="_self">The 2013 Texas Tribune Festival</a>'s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/2013/tracks/health-care/" target="_blank">Health Care</a> track, which featured panel discussions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, new developments coming out of Texas, and abortion and women's health. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-health-care-texas-tribune-festival/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/13/triblive-inside-texas-monthlys-best--worst-list/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/0613TribLiveTXM055_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/0613TribLiveTXM055_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/13/triblive-inside-texas-monthlys-best--worst-list/">TribLive: Inside Texas Monthly's Best & Worst List</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:12:09 -0500" title="2013-06-13 14:12"> June 13, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/13/triblive-inside-texas-monthlys-best--worst-list/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Full video of Thursday's TribLive conversation about <em>Texas Monthly</em>'s list of the Best and Worst Legislators, with Paul Burka, Erica Grieder, Sonia Smith and Brian D. Sweany. Also, check out Ben Philpott's coverage of the "worst" list in Thursday's Agenda Texas:</p> <p><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F96776873" width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no"></iframe></p> <p>And the "best" list in Friday's:</p> <p><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F96909857" width="100%" height="166" frameborder="no"></iframe></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/13/triblive-inside-texas-monthlys-best--worst-list/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/13/budget-rider-could-lay-out-terms-medicaid-expansio/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/MedicaidMoney_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/MedicaidMoney_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/13/budget-rider-could-lay-out-terms-medicaid-expansio/">Budget Rider Could Lay Out Terms for Medicaid Reform</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 May 2013 17:56:40 -0500" title="2013-05-13 17:56"> May 13, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/13/budget-rider-could-lay-out-terms-medicaid-expansio/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The fate of Medicaid reform in Texas could rest solely on an up or down vote on the 2014-15 budget.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/13/budget-rider-could-lay-out-terms-medicaid-expansio/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/29/triblive-health-care-and-the-83rd-lege-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/ART_83Health_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/ART_83Health_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/29/triblive-health-care-and-the-83rd-lege-session/">TribuneFest: Health Care and the 83rd Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:59:00 -0500" title="2013-04-29 08:59"> April 29, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At the Trib's April 25 symposium on higher education at the University of Texas at Austin, st</span><span>ate Reps. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a><span>, D-Houston, and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwa</a><span>s, R-Simonton, talked about Medicaid, mental health and more.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/29/triblive-health-care-and-the-83rd-lege-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/28/triblive-a-conversation-health-care/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_01F4802_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_01F4802_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/28/triblive-a-conversation-health-care/">TribLive: A Conversation About Health Care</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:59:00 -0600" title="2013-02-28 08:59"> Feb. 28, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Full video of Emily Ramshaw's 2/27 TribLive conversation about health care with state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Simonton, and state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a>, R-Georgetown.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/28/triblive-a-conversation-health-care/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-womens-health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/D54H4699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/D54H4699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-womens-health/">TribLive: Zerwas and Schwertner on Women's Health</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:50:29 -0600" title="2013-02-27 15:50"> Feb. 27, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At Wednesday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Simonton, and state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a>, R-Georgetown, talked to Emily Ramshaw about the state's role in providing access to preventative health care for women.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-womens-health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-medicaid/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/D54H4760_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/D54H4760_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-medicaid/">TribLive: Zerwas and Schwertner on Medicaid</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:05:21 -0600" title="2013-02-27 13:05"> Feb. 27, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At Wednesday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Simonton, and state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a>, R-Georgetown, told Emily Ramshaw they back Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412053302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s refusal to expand Medicaid.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150412053302/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/27/triblive-zerwas-and-schwertner-on-medicaid/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> 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