Gov. Rick Perry wants lawmakers who use “insider knowledge to profit in the stock market” to be jailed. But his critics argue that at home, his personal and political relationships have been entangled in ways that helped him profit financially
Emily Ramshaw
Emily Ramshaw was the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure, the Tribune — billed “one of the nonprofit news sector’s runaway success stories” — won a Peabody Award, several national Murrow Awards and top honors from the Online News Association.
Before joining the Tribune in 2010 as one of its founding reporters, Ramshaw spent six years at The Dallas Morning News, where she broke national stories about sexual abuse inside Texas’ youth lock-ups, reported from inside a West Texas polygamist compound and uncovered “fight clubs” inside state institutions for the disabled. The Texas APME named Ramshaw its 2008 star reporter of the year. In 2016, she was named to the board of the Pulitzer Prizes.
A native of Washington, D.C., and the product of two journalist parents, Ramshaw graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with dual degrees in journalism and American history.
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Video: Post Debate, Perry Tries to Explain Flub
Clearly recognizing the severity of his debate flub, Texas Gov. Rick Perry did something unusual: He came to the spin room to address reporters directly.
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Perry Stumbles Badly in Michigan Debate
“Oops.” That’s the word Rick Perry uttered after a major stumble in the Republican presidential debate Wednesday. It spoke volumes about how bad his debate performances have been, how far he has sunk as a 2012 presidential contender.
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Liveblog: “Your Money, Your Vote” GOP Debate
Another GOP presidential debate, you say? Tell us about it. We’ll be liveblogging tonight’s “Your Money, Your Vote” debate, hosted by CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party, from the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.
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To the Surprise of Many, Perry Finds Himself Neck and Neck — With Gingrich
Gov. Rick Perry is increasingly sharing third place with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate many — including some of Gingrich’s former strategists — had written off.
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Not For Perry in Perryland? It’s a Risky Business
Texans have elected Rick Perry governor three times. But not all of the state’s prominent Republicans are supporting his presidential campaign, which could be politically risky, whether he makes it to the White House or comes home.
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Perry Camp Denies Role in Cain Sex Harassment Story
Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign is adamantly refuting the suggestion that it helped orchestrate a Politico story on past allegations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain.
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Perry: Confederate Flag License Plate Would Open “Old Wounds”
Gov. Rick Perry does not support a Confederate flag specialty license plate under consideration by the state Department of Motor Vehicles board, he said in Florida this morning.
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Perry’s Media Strategy: Ignore Texas Press
As he runs for president, Gov. Rick Perry isn’t working his old relationships with the Texas press. He’s busy creating new ones — in the states critical to his campaign.
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Updated: Perry Questioned on Polls, “Birther” Issue
At a press conference hours after releasing his tax and spending plan, Rick Perry faced questions about his low poll numbers and his comments on Barack Obama’s birth certificate.
