Perry: Don't Start Making Plans to Spend Surplus
Gov. Rick Perry warned Texas lawmakers not to start making grand plans for the multibillion-dollar budget surplus and the growing Rainy Day Fund. Full Story
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News App: The 2012 Election Brackets
The candidates have filed for the May 29 primary elections, and we've updated our election brackets to reflect the final filing period. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation with David Simpson
Full video of my January 26 TribLive conversation with state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Tan and Dehn talk to some of Gov. Rick Perry's allies about his return to Texas, Aaronson maps (interactively!) the insured and the uninsured among us, E. Smith's TribLive interview with state Rep. David Simpson on Perry's race and TSA pat-downs, M. Smith on a Texas school so broke it's shutting down sports, Whitney on a split in the legal community over divorce forms, KUT's Philpott on abuse in state hospitals, Ramshaw reports on the governor's decision not to repay taxpayers for protection during his presidential campaign and Aguilar on the state's attempts to put its voter ID law in force: The best of our best content from January 23-27, 2012. Full Story
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Video: Perry Loyalists Say He's Far From Finished
A new poll shows Gov. Rick Perry's approval numbers in Texas are tanking, but his loyalists are quick to make the case for why he remains a powerful force. Full Story
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Back to San Antonio for Maps and Dates
Three federal judges in San Antonio are going back, literally, to the drawing board for new political maps for Texas, and to decide when to have primary elections. The same things, in other words, they were trying to work out in November. Full Story
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Yeah, He Lost, But...
Rick Perry is still the Republican governor of a strongly Republican state. He controls the executive branch, maintains strong ties with business, has relatively weak opponents, and has run circles around the media. Full Story
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The Morning After: Perry Returns from the Trail
When the Legislature decamped from Austin in July, there was a sense of order in Texas politics. And yet, as Rick Perry returns a mere seven months later, conditions on the ground in Texas border on the chaotic. Full Story
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TribLive: Simpson on Perry and the 2012 Race
At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, discussed his opposition to Rick Perry's presidential bid and his dissatisfaction with the GOP frontrunners. Full Story
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Perry at Home: Fewer Foes = Fewer Complaints
Lame duck or not, Rick Perry is still the Republican governor of a strongly Republican state. In Texas, he controls the levers of government, muzzles the news media and has no meaningful political opposition. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 26, 2012
A new poll confirms it: In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry's approval numbers have taken a beating since his tailspin of a presidential run. Full Story
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Rick Perry and Texas Voters: The Morning After
The underlying fundamentals that buttressed Gov. Rick Perry's political power in the state are not much changed, and they suggest that the governor will reassert his powerful presence in Texas politics now that he is back. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 116
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben take the TribCast on the road with a special live edition recorded at The Cactus Cafe as part of KUT’s Views and Brews series. The topic? Rick Perry, of course. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 25, 2012
The race to scoop up Rick Perry's erstwhile big-dollar donors is on. Full Story
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Paul Overshadowed by Gingrich, Romney in Florida Debate
Texas Congressman Ron Paul was largely sidelined in Monday night's NBC debate, which was dominated by Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. But Paul did have some tough words for Gingrich. Full Story
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Perry Won't Refund Security Costs for Presidential Bid
Gov. Rick Perry won't refund taxpayers for the Department of Public Safety security detail that followed him on the presidential campaign trail — no matter how many letters Texas Democrats send him. Full Story
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Judges Make a Rush Request for Redistricting Maps
Federal redistricting judges in San Antonio want to see if they can get agreement on political maps in time for an April 3 primary and said they are "giving serious consideration" to split primaries if no agreement can be reached quickly. Full Story
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Paul Yet to Connect With Mainstream Republicans
Ron Paul is popular, smart and experienced, and he’s done well in the primaries, raised money and made his points. He just can’t get voters outside of his core group to take him seriously. Full Story
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Allbaugh at Center of Perry Campaign Drama
The longtime George W. Bush loyalist is being privately blamed for the widely reported civil war between veteran Rick Perry staffers and Washington, D.C., hands brought in to revive the Texas governor's flagging presidential campaign. Full Story
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Back in Texas, Perry Begins Mending Fences
Now that he's back from his presidential run, Gov. Rick Perry has some relationships to repair in Texas. Full Story
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