Medical device makers attribute layoffs partly to Obamacare tax By Sue Owen December 6, 2013 Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S. Read More
Texas firearm homicide rate down at least one-third since 1996 By Sue Owen November 27, 2013 "Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent" since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law. Read More
Macy’s, other retailers asked Rick Perry to veto equal-pay measure By Sue Owen November 25, 2013 "Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill. Read More
20% of Austinites foreign-born, mostly from Mexico, Asian nations By Sue Owen November 20, 2013 "Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad. Read More
Obamacare law was ‘funded’ and expected to save billions; not so for Medicare Part D By Sue Owen November 18, 2013 Medicare Part D "was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike" the act, "was never budgeted." Read More
More than a million Texans would become Medicaid-eligible under Obamacare expansion By Sue Owen November 8, 2013 "A million people … could get health insurance right away" if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare. Read More
Davis not pushing gun control, but like Bloomberg has favored gun show checks By Sue Owen November 8, 2013 Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas." Read More
Water board hasn’t tapped $6 billion lending authority, but that’s not unexpected By Sue Owen October 29, 2013 $6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 "has yet to be tapped." Read More
Davis opposes late-term abortions, with certain exceptions By Sue Owen October 22, 2013 "Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion." Read More
More than 40,000 vets’ income would qualify for Medicaid if Texas adopted Obamacare expansion By Sue Owen October 17, 2013 40,000 veterans in Texas won’t get health care because Perry rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. Read More
Dewhurst visited restaurant during debate; unclear if he had drinks By Sue Owen October 7, 2013 Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill. Read More
Government report said 6.5 percent of border miles were under top level of control By Sue Owen October 1, 2013 "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol." Read More