This morning’s entire speech by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 112th National Convention in San Antonio.
August 2011
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Health care
Updated: Judge Rules Abortion Sonogram Law Can’t Take Effect Yet
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has ruled that the state can’t yet enforce the abortion sonogram law slated to go into effect on Thursday.
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Politics
Video: Romney Blasts “Career Politicians”
Speaking at the 112th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in San Antonio, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took aim at “career politicians” for putting the country in bad shape. It was a thinly veiled swipe at Gov. Rick Perry.
Posted inState Government
Castro Brothers Featured in CNN Documentary
A CNN spokesman confirms that the cable network is producing a documentary featuring rising Hispanic political stars Joaquin Castro, the Democrat state representative and congressional candidate from San Antonio, and his twin brother, Julián, the city’s mayor.
Posted inState Government
The Midday Brief: Aug. 30, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Romney, in San Antonio, jabs at Perry; poll shows Perry with commanding lead in South Carolina; Napolitano rejects Perry’s request for $350 million
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Immigration
Rivals Step Up Attacks on Front-runner Perry
He hasn’t gotten to wear the “front-runner” crown for very long, but Gov. Rick Perry is already discovering that it comes with a price tag: His rivals are starting to unload on him.
Posted inState Government
Video: Gov. Perry on the Future of Texas
During an October 15, 2011 interview, Gov. Rick Perry sat down with Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith for an interview co-presented by the Tribune and Austin’s public broadcasting stations, KUT and KLRU.
Posted inState Government
Video: Perry on Taxes and the Texas Budget
In his October 2010 interview with the Tribune, Gov. Rick Perry explained how the state budget could be balanced without raising taxes — even in the face of a $15 billion to $27 billion shortfall.
Posted inState Government
Video: Gov. Perry on His Public, Private Schedules
In his October 2010 interview with the Tribune, Gov. Rick Perry explained why his office keeps two schedules — a public one and private one — and addressed the implications for open government and transparency.
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State Government
Video: Perry on Destruction of E-mails
In his October 2010 interview with the Tribune, Gov. Rick Perry defended the state’s record retentions policy, which permits his office to destroy e-mails after seven days.
