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  • Video: Perry's Speech in New Orleans

    By Thanh Tan

    Gov. Rick Perry fired up the party faithful at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Watch C-SPAN's video of his speech, which clearly shows he's nodding to a national audience. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on June 18, 2011
    Credit: Jay Root

  • Perry Fires Up GOP Voters in New Orleans

    By Jay Root

    Gov. Rick Perry, who has acknowledged thinking about running for president in 2012, fired up Republican voters Saturday in New Orleans, where conservative activists were anxious to hear a game plan for beating Barack Obama. Full Story 

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  • Aide: Perry Still "Weeks Away" From Big Decision

    By Jay Root

    Rick Perry’s top strategist said Saturday that the Texas governor is still “at least weeks” away from making a decision about whether to run for president, a daunting financial and logistical undertaking even without the time pressures of a late entry. Full Story 

    Political consultant Dave Carney in November 2010.
    Credit: Bob Daemmerich

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Aaronson and Murphy visualize what happened to the nearly 5,800 bills introduced in the 82nd Lege, Aaronson, Hasson and Swicegood interactively recap the budget battle, Aguliar on the surge in illegal re-entry cases prosecuted by the Obama administration, Galbraith on a coal plant that wants a water deal from the LCRA, Grissom interviews a man wrongly imprisoned and nearly executed — twice, Hamilton on a controversial UT regent who wants a do-over in the debate over higher ed reform, Ramshaw on the continuing fight over pre-abortion sonograms, Root on Rick Perry's newsmaking trip to NYC and M. Smith on whether cash-strapped school districts will raise taxes: The best of our best content from June 13 to 17, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • Perry Issues Vetoes, Nixes Texting-and-Driving Ban

    By Brandi Grissom and Thanh Tan

    Gov. Rick Perry gave his seal of disapproval to 24 bills today, two days before the veto deadline for all legislation passed during the regular session. Measures that didn't meet Perry's approval include a ban on texting while driving and bills that would continue the operations of two state agencies. Full Story 

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  • Feds: Secure Communities Under Review

    By Julián Aguilar

    The controversial Secure Communities initiative, aimed at deporting criminal aliens but criticized for removing mostly minor offenders of lesser crimes, may undergo considerable changes, according to the director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Full Story 

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  • On the Records: Higher Ed Quiz Results

    By Reeve Hamilton

    Earlier this week, we published a quiz to see if readers could distinguish between comments made about higher education by Gov. Rick Perry, University of Texas President Bill Powers, and others. It turns out: They (sometimes) can’t! Full Story 

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  • Updated: On the Records: Vetoes — Then and Now

    By Becca Aaronson

    The veto deadline for the 82nd legislative session — June 19 — is quickly approaching, and Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce a slew of vetoes any moment. Explore our latest data visualizations to find out which Texas governors vetoed the most bills during their tenure, and see the total number of vetoes from sessions past. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman

  • The Midday Brief: June 17, 2011

    By David Muto

    Your afternoon reading: Perry's visit to The Wall Street Journal; Obama extends National Guard troop deployments along border; Texas Republicans decide against straw poll Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry ceremonially signs the Voter ID on May 27, 2011.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Powers on the 82nd Session and Higher Ed

    By Nathan Bernier, KUT News

    One certain result of the 82nd Legislative Session is that the University of Texas at Austin will lose a signfiicant amount of funding in the 2012-2013 budget. Nathan Bernier of KUT News interviewed UT-Austin President Bill Powers on the effects of that cut and other session-related matters. Full Story 

    Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin, at a TribLive event on April 28, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Keeping Full Day Public Pre-K Alive, With Fees

    By Morgan Smith

    The 82nd Legislature delivered a fatal whack to state grants for full-day pre-kindergarten. But some public schools are refusing to let the budgetary machete finish off their early childhood programs, choosing instead to charge tuition to students. Full Story 

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