Will Hailer, executive director of the Texas Democratic Party, responded to a briefing Gov. Rick Perry’s legal team held on Monday by calling Perry a “bully, who broke the rules.”
August 2014
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Criminal Justice
Aug. 22 Arraignment Summons Issued for Perry
UPDATED: A summons has been issued for Gov. Rick Perry to appear for his arraignment in the 390th District Court on Aug. 22 — though he doesn’t have to appear in person.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Perry’s Legal Team Slams “Outrageous” Indictment
The defense attorneys representing Gov. Rick Perry, who faces an indictment related to his veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit, said Monday that the governor acted “perfectly within the bounds and scope of his job.”
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Politics
Perry’s Attorneys Slam “Outrageous” Indictment
Defense attorneys representing Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that there was nothing illegal or inappropriate about his veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit after Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg refused to resign.
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Criminal Justice
Formidable Lawyer at Center of Perry Prosecution
Michael McCrum, the special prosecutor who secured an indictment against Gov. Rick Perry on Friday, is described by colleagues as faithful and aggressive. One thing they don’t call him is partisan.
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Abbott Ad Touts Record of Fighting Obamacare
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s newest 30-second web advertisement features a man who says he sold his Houston car wash business because of the cost of complying with Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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Health care
TribLive: Health Care — What’s Next?
We’re livestreaming Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith’s discussion on the future of health care in Texas with state Reps. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, and John Zerwas, R-Simonton.
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Criminal Justice
Traffic Surcharge Program Straps Some Texas Drivers
For years, critics have called for an end to the Driver Responsibility Program. But because the program brings in millions of dollars every year, it has proved stubbornly hard to kill.
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Transportation
The Bullet Train That Could Change Everything
In Texas, a new model for high-speed rail is hurtling forward. If successful, it could mark a turning point for the development of public transportation around the country.
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Energy
Eagle Ford Sees Another Kind of Boom: Publishing
Drillers’ mad dash to the Eagle Ford has spurred a printing boom, as publishers court new advertisers and audiences — including industry executives, natives of transformed communities and oil workers with little to do in isolated towns.
