Perry: Candidates should be ‘transparent’ about tax returns, transcripts
Gov. Rick Perry, who in his 2010 re-election campaign called on Democrat Bill White to release more tax returns, was asked by reporters at the Capitol Tuesday whether Mitt Romney should do the same....
View ArticlePerry, Dewhurst on weapons in wake of Colorado shooting
Gov. Rick Perry joined Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in early voting today at a grocery store, and the two were asked about issues including whether the deadly Colorado shooting means it’s time to talk about...
View ArticleDewhurst, at Chik-fil-A, predicts he won’t eat crow in U.S. Senate race
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, toting a sack that he said contained a No. 1 chicken sandwich, became the latest Republican to publicly visit Chik-fil-A in solidarity with the company, which saw a backlash...
View ArticleGov. Perry names former Houston lawmaker HHS commissioner
Former Houston lawmaker Kyle Janek, an anesthesiologist, will take over leadership of the Health and Human Services Commission from the retiring Tom Suehs. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday appointed Janek, of...
View ArticleToday’s Senate runoff seen as national tea party test
Millions of dollars have been spent and megawatts of conservative star power unleashed on the nationally watched U.S. Senate battle between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and tea party-backed Ted Cruz. Now it...
View ArticlePerry heads to Colorado, Nevada for Romney
The presidential campaigns keep tapping Texans to make their cases in battleground states. Earlier this month, it was state Rep. Joaquín Castro, a Democrat from San Antonio who is nominated for a...
View ArticleWhat does Perry really think about Romney?
As Gov. Rick Perry campaigns for Mitt Romney in Colorado, President Obama’s team is reminding people what Perry had to say about his then-rival during the presidential campaign. Perry has said while...
View ArticlePoll assesses potential Perry vs. Abbott match
Public Policy Polling says its newest survey finds nearly two-thirds of Texans think it is time for Gov. Rick Perry to do something else, while nearly one-third believe he should seek re-election. The...
View ArticlePerry hints at bigger stage for Straus
“I look forward to many years of your leadership, in the Legislature and beyond,” Perry said.
View ArticleWhat will Perry do on Medicaid?
Gov. Rick Perry seems to be viewed as something of an enigma on the Medicaid issue, despite his repeated promise to stand against using the “broken” program to cover more people as allowed under the...
View ArticlePerry set for top speaking slot at GOP convention in Cali
Gov. Rick Perry, in another move that’s sure to spark more talk about a run for the 2016 Republican presidential nominee, will be one of the headline speakers at the California Republican Party’s fall...
View ArticleGov. Perry to tout RickPAC at RedState
FORT WORTH – Gov. Rick Perry will use his speech to the RedState gathering Friday to make his first public remarks about his new political action committee, RickPAC, that’s aimed at boosting fellow...
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