Perry Looks to Regain Power in Texas Legislature
Rick Perry is considered by some to be the most powerful governor Texas has ever had. Perry's appointees fill just about every available slot in all agencies and boards in state government.
Audio: Ben Philpott's story for KUT News
"And really, they won't do anything any differently than they would have whether or not he had been elected president," said former Texas Republican political director Royal Masset.
But when it comes to Perry's relationships with lawmakers, he has considerably less power. Harvey Kronberg, editor of the online political newsletter Quorum Report, says the Legislature has cast ...
Comments (5)
JC DemocratofTejas
Recall!
Max Sped
Perry, Perry, go Away!
Do Not come back anytime soon!.
Thank you.
A Texas Taxpayer and Voter
Max Sped
Amen, JC Democratof Texas, Recall!!!
sharon sandoval
I live in WA state. I wish we had a Governor like Rick Perry! He would of been a good President. He had good ideas, good plans to get America back. Texas is blessed to have him. Sad shame we won't get to see what he could do.
Jose Gomez
What Perry needs to do RIGHT NOW is to concentrate on providing a better Educational System for our children. Get rid of the current Board of Education members and replace them with members who are pro -education instead of pro-testing. I spoke with a young lady who is in high school. She had a "Work book" as thick as the "Federal budget" handout. She stated that the schools is teaching the test instead of concentrating on teaching the standard curriculum.
Perry WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE FOR THE TEXAS VOTERS.