UPDATED: After the original plan for a Sept. 30 debate was scrapped, the campaigns for gubernatorial hopefuls Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis have agreed on a new plan for a debate that day.
Terri Langford
Terri Langford is the Tribune's health services reporter based in Austin. Langford is a veteran journalist, having worked at the Florida Times Union, The Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, WNYC, Honolulu Civil Beat and Texas Standard/KUT. Langford has a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She has covered various city and state agencies, criminal justice and health and human services for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Associated Press, WNYC and Texas Standard at KUT.
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Testimony Begins in Trial Over State’s Voter ID Law
In a trial that’s expected to last two weeks, plaintiff’s lawyers are arguing that Texas’ voter ID law is designed to neutralize the voting power of Texas’ growing minority population. But lawyers with the AG’s office say that the law is focused on stamping out fraud.
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Attorneys: Judge in Perry Case is Thoughtful, Fair
If Bert Richardson remains on the bench for the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry, those who know the former prosecutor say trial watchers will be treated to an engaged judge.
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New Chief Named for Texas Juvenile Justice Department
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department board on Friday appointed David Reilly as the agency’s new executive director, taking office on Oct. 1.
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Perry Lawyers Will Challenge Indictment Next Week
A lawyer for Gov. Rick Perry told a judge Friday that he will challenge felony charges that arose from Gov. Rick Perry’s threat to veto state funding for public corruption prosecutions if the Travis County District Attorney would not resign.
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A Week After Perry’s Indictment, Legal Case Begins
After a week of defiance, press conferences and an unusual rally to mark his booking on felony charges, Gov. Rick Perry’s legal team makes its first courtroom appearance on Friday.
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Perry Attorneys: Cancer Agency Probe Not Basis of Veto
The state investigation into CPRIT had nothing to do with Rick Perry’s veto of $7.5 million in funds earmarked for the public integrity unit of the Travis County district attorney’s office, defense attorneys for the governor said Thursday.
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Perry Pleads Not Guilty
Gov. Rick Perry has waived his right to appear at his arraignment hearing on Friday morning and entered a plea of not guilty to two felony counts: abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public official.
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At Booking, Perry Reiterates Defense of Veto
After being booked on two felony counts — a process that took less than 10 minutes — Gov. Rick Perry again stood by his veto of public integrity unit funding and called his indictment “a chilling restraint on the right of free speech.”
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Perry Expected to Be Booked Today
Travis County deputies say they expect Rick Perry to be booked between 4 and 6 p.m. on Tuesday — the same window when supporters are expected to rally at the courthouse in defense of the Texas governor.