Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge hospitalized after heart procedure

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A spokesman says former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is in critical condition after undergoing an emergency heart procedure at a hospital in Austin, Texas.

Ridge spokesman Steve Aaron says the 72-year-old Ridge was attending the Republican Governors Association conference when he called for help at his hotel about 7 a.m. Thursday.

He served as Pennsylvania's Republican governor from 1995 to 2001.