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When not in the newsroom or at the Capitol, he can be found on the volleyball court, where he stands 6'7". </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8de8faece1f9e8fffecdf9e8f5ecfef9ffe4eff8e3e8a3e2ffea"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d786a7c7169786f6e5d6978657c6e696f747f68737833726f7a">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://twitter.com/ewalterstx" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@ewalterstx</span> </a></li> </ul> </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=7#contributions" class="page">7</a></li><li><a href="?page=8#contributions" class="page">8</a></li><li><a href="?page=9#contributions" class="page">9</a></li><li><a href="?page=10#contributions" class="page">10</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/">Competing Bills Filed Over End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:46:09 -0500" title="2015-03-12 12:46"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have filed two competing bills about who should have the authority to decide whether to terminate a brain-dead pregnant woman's life — a preview of what promises to be a fiery legislative battle over end-of-life medical care in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/">"Former Fetus" Signs Cause Stir at Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Former_fetus_Stickland_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Former_fetus_Stickland_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:11:11 -0500" title="2015-03-11 09:11"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">112</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Signs identifying some state lawmakers as former fetuses are generating controversy at the Capitol.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/">House Panel Endorses Texting-While-Driving Ban</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_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="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:34:02 -0500" title="2015-03-10 14:34"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bill that would ban texting while driving passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when lawmakers voted it out of the House Transportation Committee.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/">GOP Lawmaker: Women "Will Die" Without Cancer Screening</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:28:52 -0500" title="2015-03-10 13:28"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a> on Tuesday warned that proposed changes to a women's health program — intended to gut funding for Planned Parenthood clinics — would put women's lives in danger.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/among-conservatives-push-pay-attendants-more/">Conservatives Join Push to Pay Care Workers More</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/among-conservatives-push-pay-attendants-more/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB9760_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="People with disabilities protest at the Texas Capitol against budget cuts to home and community-based services on March 1, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB9760_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="People with disabilities protest at the Texas Capitol against budget cuts to home and community-based services on March 1, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">People with disabilities protest at the Texas Capitol against budget cuts to home and community-based services on March 1, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-03 06:00"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/among-conservatives-push-pay-attendants-more/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Personal attendants help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks ranging from rising and eating to bathing and going to the bathroom. For that, the state pays them about $8 an hour. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> and some fiscal conservatives want to raise their wages.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/among-conservatives-push-pay-attendants-more/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/gop-leaders-say-they-wont-expand-medicaid/">GOP Leaders Say They Won't Expand Medicaid</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/gop-leaders-say-they-wont-expand-medicaid/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_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="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 13:56:58 -0600" title="2015-03-02 13:56"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/gop-leaders-say-they-wont-expand-medicaid/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Leading Texas Republicans on Monday asked the Obama administration for greater flexibility to administer Medicaid — a move that has gotten little traction in the past — while reiterating that they would not participate in an expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/gop-leaders-say-they-wont-expand-medicaid/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/whats-next-cprit/">Revamped Cancer Agency Faces New Questions</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/whats-next-cprit/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/CPRIT-NewLogo-Clean_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/CPRIT-NewLogo-Clean_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a>, <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-26 06:00"> Feb. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/whats-next-cprit/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A reinvented Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas says its darkest hour has passed, but the agency faces new conservative lawmakers unconvinced more money should be devoted to the agency.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/whats-next-cprit/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/lawmakers-push-right-try-experimental-drugs/">Lawmakers Push "Right to Try" Experimental Drugs</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/lawmakers-push-right-try-experimental-drugs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/Andrea_Sloan_1_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/Andrea_Sloan_1_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michelle Wittenburg</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-25 06:00"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/lawmakers-push-right-try-experimental-drugs/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>It’s kind of like <i><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/428146/Dallas-Buyers-Club/overview">Dallas Buyers Club</a></i>: A group of sick Texans is seeking to gain access to experimental drugs — only this time, a flurry of state lawmakers is rushing to help them. <span>In Austin, the movement hits a personal chord.</span><strong> </strong></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/lawmakers-push-right-try-experimental-drugs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/fix-medicaid-doctors-say-it-must-pay-out-more/">Doctors: To Fix Medicaid, Increase Payouts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/fix-medicaid-doctors-say-it-must-pay-out-more/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_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="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:19:57 -0600" title="2015-02-19 12:19"> Feb. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/fix-medicaid-doctors-say-it-must-pay-out-more/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Physicians’ groups told Texas budget writers on Thursday that the state’s health insurance program for the poor pays doctors so little that it is endangering the health of the program.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/fix-medicaid-doctors-say-it-must-pay-out-more/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/more-family-members-are-caring-elderly-home/">As State Ages, Families Face Caring for Elderly at Home</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/more-family-members-are-caring-elderly-home/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/13/FWevabonilla009_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="After her father was injured in a fire, Eva Bonilla took him into her home and cared for him until his death in 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/13/FWevabonilla009_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="After her father was injured in a fire, Eva Bonilla took him into her home and cared for him until his death in 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">After her father was injured in a fire, Eva Bonilla took him into her home and cared for him until his death in 2010.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-15 06:00"> Feb. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/more-family-members-are-caring-elderly-home/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Eva Bonilla's story is one version of an oft-told tale. When her ailing, elderly father had nowhere else to go, she quit her job and brought him into her home. As Texas ages, more children will do the same, and experts worry that their skills and resources will be tested.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/more-family-members-are-caring-elderly-home/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/texas-telemedicine-fight-wages/">Virtual Doctors Making Medical Board Really Nervous</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/texas-telemedicine-fight-wages/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pharmacy_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pharmacy_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Delcia Lopez</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-12 06:00"> Feb. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/texas-telemedicine-fight-wages/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In the emerging field of telemedicine, doctors diagnose symptoms and prescribe drugs without ever meeting patients face-to-face. The Texas Medical Board doesn't believe that is a good idea. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/texas-telemedicine-fight-wages/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/10/texas-has-high-stakes-battle-over-health-law/">Texas Has High Stakes in Lawsuit Over Health Law</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/10/texas-has-high-stakes-battle-over-health-law/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SupremeCourt-HealthCare_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SupremeCourt-HealthCare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Eddie Codel</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-10 06:00"> Feb. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/10/texas-has-high-stakes-battle-over-health-law/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas and the 33 other states that refused to set up their own insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act are especially vulnerable to an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/10/texas-has-high-stakes-battle-over-health-law/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/senate-health-committee-talks-contracts-consolidat/">Senate Health Committee Talks Contracts, Consolidation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/senate-health-committee-talks-contracts-consolidat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Feb 2015 17:05:56 -0600" title="2015-02-04 17:05"> Feb. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/senate-health-committee-talks-contracts-consolidat/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>At the Senate Health and Human Services Committee's first meeting of the legislative session, Chairman Charles Schwertner shared some tough criticism of the Health and Human Services Commission's Office of Inspector General.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/senate-health-committee-talks-contracts-consolidat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/echoes-fights-past-health-agency-consolidation/">Echoes of Fights Past in Health Agency Consolidation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/echoes-fights-past-health-agency-consolidation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-04 06:00"> Feb. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/echoes-fights-past-health-agency-consolidation/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Twelve years after a major mash-up of state health agencies, the Sunset Commission and several lawmakers say it's time to finish the job and merge the remaining five systems into one. S<span>ome veteran Capitol observers say they're feeling <span>déjà vu.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/echoes-fights-past-health-agency-consolidation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/public-integrity-unit-will-not-prosecute-ag-paxton/">Public Integrity Unit Will Not Prosecute AG Paxton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/public-integrity-unit-will-not-prosecute-ag-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/02/kenpaxton12_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ken Paxton speaks to supporters in Plano on Thursday, August 1, 2013, to announcement his campaign for Attorney General."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/02/kenpaxton12_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ken Paxton speaks to supporters in Plano on Thursday, August 1, 2013, to announcement his campaign for Attorney General." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ken Paxton speaks to supporters in Plano on Thursday, August 1, 2013, to announcement his campaign for Attorney General.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:40:50 -0600" title="2015-01-29 13:40"> Jan. 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/public-integrity-unit-will-not-prosecute-ag-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>New Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span>, who was found in 2014 t</span>o have <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317172340/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/02/paxton-violated-securities-law-gets-reprimand/" target="_blank">violated the Texas Securities Act</a><span>,</span><span> </span><span>will not be prosecuted by the state's office that investigates public corruption, officials said Thursday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317172340/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/public-integrity-unit-will-not-prosecute-ag-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav 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