/tags/capitol-closeup Capitol Closeup en-US Copyright Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:05:30 GMT /government/2013-03-26/rep-chris-turner-medicaid-expansion-not-dead-in-legislature Gov. Rick Perry has said there’s no way he’ll sign legislation that expands access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, what he calls Obamacare. But… Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:05:30 GMT /government/2013-03-26/rep-chris-turner-medicaid-expansion-not-dead-in-legislature Shelley Kofler /government/2013-03-20/rep-branch-tackles-texas-poor-college-graduation-rate-as-he-weighs-a-race-for-attorney-general State Rep.Dan Branch says he’ll decide whether to run for attorney general at the end of the legislative session in May.Right now the six-term lawmaker… Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:17:53 GMT /government/2013-03-20/rep-branch-tackles-texas-poor-college-graduation-rate-as-he-weighs-a-race-for-attorney-general Shelley Kofler /government/2013-03-11/rep-crownover-says-expanded-newborn-testing-will-save-lives On Wednesday state lawmakers on the House Public Health Committee will consider screening newborns for congenital heart defects. The bill filed by Denton… Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:21:49 GMT /government/2013-03-11/rep-crownover-says-expanded-newborn-testing-will-save-lives Shelley Kofler /health-science-tech/2013-02-08/rep-coleman-shares-his-story-of-mental-illness-encourages-others The battle to help mentally ill people is personal for one state legislator. Representative Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, has bipolar disorder.This… Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:39:13 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-02-08/rep-coleman-shares-his-story-of-mental-illness-encourages-others Shelley Kofler