While some immigration advocates are hailing the Obama administration's condemnation of alleged civil rights abuses by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, others question the timing. Full Story
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An old Republican rival of Gov. Rick Perry is calling on state and federal officials to investigate whether he broke the law when he began collecting his lucrative pension without actually leaving his job. Full Story
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Reeve, Ben and Rebecca Kaplan of CBS News and National Journal take some time off from tailing Gov. Rick Perry on his bus tour through Iowa to review how it's gone so far. Full Story
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In papers filed in federal court today, officials who administer the state's elections said the April 3 primaries — agreed to by the Democratic and Republican parties and ordered by a panel of federal judges — create an impossible situation. Full Story
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On the penultimate day of his pre-Christmas bus tour through Iowa, Gov. Rick Perry laid out an outline — a very skeletal outline — of the first hundred days of his hypothetical presidency. Full Story
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A new ad from Make Us Great Again, the Super PAC supporting Rick Perry's White House run, is pummeling his chief rivals, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Anita Perry featured in new campaign ad; Paul gets new Super PAC; Texas has largest population growth Full Story
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule on Wednesday aimed at reducing the amount of mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants. It is unlikely to improve Texas officials' low opinion of the federal agency. Full Story
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The Lone Star State is getting bigger. Texas had the largest population growth of any state between April 2010 and July 2011, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Full Story
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A new study of tree rings indicates droughts are typically a once-a-decade phenomon in Texas and that the state has had several "mega-droughts" lasting 15 to 30 years over the centuries. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry brought one of his most prominent supporters to Iowa on Tuesday, and he quickly proved his worth. Full Story
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Cain quits, James files, the Williamses go for it, and other state campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry has a new sidekick on the campaign trail in Iowa, a man he calls “the kind of neighbor all of us long to have.” That's Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who at Tuesday's first stop introduced Perry as “the next president of the United States.” Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Jindal stumps for Perry in Iowa; leading social conservative Perry courted endorses Santorum; Perry hits Romney and Gingrich in new ad Full Story
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Aerial surveillance in the form of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will replace about 900 National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border as early as next year, a strategy not all Texas lawmakers like. Full Story
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In a new ad courting Iowa Republicans just two weeks before the kickoff caucuses, Gov. Rick Perry hits Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney as creatures of K Street and Wall Street, respectively — and touts his own Main Street credibility. Full Story
The Republican field remains splintered, but many conservatives have found common ground over their deep concern about one increasingly likely scenario: Ron Paul winning Iowa. Full Story
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The president of Austin Community College on graduation rates, how the state can boost student success and the mission of community colleges. Full Story
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Monday was the deadline for candidates who want to run in next year's elections. Sort of. Full Story
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In Iowa today, while discussing Texas' practice of allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, Gov. Rick Perry hedged on a key aspect of the policy — giving the same students access to state aid. Full Story
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