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Rick Perry Willing to Call Special Session if Needed

In his Jan. 29, 2103, State of the State speech, Gov. Rick Perry avoided hot-topic issues like abortion, immigration and gun control and focused instead on infrastructure, budget reform and education.
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In his Jan. 29, 2103, State of the State speech, Gov. Rick Perry avoided hot-topic issues like abortion, immigration and gun control and focused instead on infrastructure, budget reform and education.

Gov. Rick Perry is warning state legislators that it could be a long, hot summer in Austin if they don’t pass his top priorities: funding water and transportation projects and cutting business taxes. 

The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for April 22, 2013

Gov. Rick Perry presents the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation to The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildland Firefighting Teams and their families for the work done combatting the wildfires Texas has faced in the past year.
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Gov. Rick Perry presents the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation to The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildland Firefighting Teams and their families for the work done combatting the wildfires Texas has faced in the past year.

Your evening reading: Perry arrives in Illinois to tout Texas business; Obama to attend West memorial service; Straus selects budget negotiators

Perry: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

Flanked by Education Commissioner Michael Williams, l, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement on the West, TX disaster on April 18, 2013.
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Flanked by Education Commissioner Michael Williams, l, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement on the West, TX disaster on April 18, 2013.

Gov. Rick Perry, in office since December 2000, won't say until June whether he wants to run for another term in 2014. Almost everybody in Texas politics is waiting as if their futures depend on it. 

Perry Surprises by Urging House to Bust Spending Cap

Gov. Rick Perry announces a 5 percent cut in the Texas franchise tax for small business on April 15, 2013. In the background are Rep. Harvey Hildebran, R-Kerrville, Gary Farmer of the Austin Chamber and MIke Morrissey of the governor's staff.
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Gov. Rick Perry announces a 5 percent cut in the Texas franchise tax for small business on April 15, 2013. In the background are Rep. Harvey Hildebran, R-Kerrville, Gary Farmer of the Austin Chamber and MIke Morrissey of the governor's staff.

UPDATE: Gov. Rick Perry told House Republicans in a private meeting this week that he could support a budget that breaks the state's constitutional spending cap, according to several attendees. But many are still wary of doing so.

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