Texans for Public Justice, the liberal-leaning group that filed the complaint that led to Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment last week, has a history of messing with Texas politicians.
August 2014
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Higher Education
Regents “Strongly Disagree” With Moody’s Report
UPDATED: Two members of the UT System Board of Regents on Tuesday said they were “disappointed” with a Moody’s Investors Service analysis that determined recent conflicts within the system were “credit negative.”
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Politics
RickPAC Ad Defends Veto, Features Lehmberg’s Arrest
In an ad featuring clips of Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg’s conduct during her 2013 drunken driving arrest, Gov. Rick Perry’s federal political action committee defends the Texas governor’s veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit.
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Criminal Justice
What Did Perry’s Grand Jury Know?
The public won’t know the details of Rick Perry’s prosecution unless it goes to trial. In the meantime, the secrecy surrounding the evidence the grand jury heard is providing fertile ground for speculation.
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Politics
Analysis: For Perry, a Fight in Two Arenas
Gov. Rick Perry, who faces an indictment related to how he has used his political powers, is defending himself on two fronts: the legal one, where he has assembled an all-star team of lawyers, and the political one, where his storyline seems to be taking hold.
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Interactive Timeline: The Perry Indictment
Take a look back at the events that led up to a grand jury’s decision to indict Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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Politics
The Brief: Aug. 19, 2014
The day began with video cameras lined up to take pictures of Gov. Rick Perry being arraigned. That’ll now have to wait until Friday.
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Health care
Livestrong Gives $50 Million to UT-Austin Medical School
After a period of soul-searching, the Livestrong Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is giving a $50 million gift to UT-Austin’s new Dell Medical School to create the Livestrong Cancer Institutes.
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New in TribTalk: DeGuerin and Smith on Perry’s Indictment
Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin on why the indictment of Gov. Rick Perry doesn’t matter, and Progress Texas PAC Director Glenn Smith on why it does.
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Judge Declines to Halt Ethics Ruling on Sullivan
A state district judge on Monday afternoon refused to temporarily halt the Texas Ethics Commission’s ruling that conservative gadfly Michael Quinn Sullivan failed to register as a lobbyist in 2010 and 2011.
