Analysis: Texas, the Biggest Red State, Isn’t Feeling GOP Love
The largest red state of them all is effectively sitting on the sidelines as Republicans begin their national convention in Cleveland. Full Story
The latest Rick Perry news from The Texas Tribune.
The largest red state of them all is effectively sitting on the sidelines as Republicans begin their national convention in Cleveland. Full Story
Texas Republican leaders and delegates prepare to have an impact on the gathering this week in Cleveland amid lingering ambivalence about the presumptive presidential nominee. Full Story
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn thinks it would be a great idea to open the FBI’s investigative files on Hillary Clinton. But there's a reason for separating police and prosecutors and courts — and for separating all of them from politics. Full Story
After years of Texas trying to lure businesses away from other states, New York has struck back — with an ad that paints the Lone Star State as unwelcoming and discriminatory to the LGBT community. Full Story
Texas taxpayers are still picking up the tab for defending the nation’s strictest voter identification law more than five years after Republicans fast-tracked it through the Legislature. Full Story
Since leaving office in 2007, former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has been championing "clean coal" technology, but these days plans for a West Texas gasification plant appear to be on life support. Full Story
Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out picking former rival Rick Perry as his running mate but said there could still be a role for the former Texas governor in a Trump administration. Full Story
Before Texas Republicans can become evangelists for their presidential nominee, they’re going to have to reconcile themselves to Donald Trump. Full Story
In the latest step in a lawsuit that may end up at the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas’ five-year-old voter identification law will face a fresh round of probing in New Orleans Tuesday. Full Story
Former Gov. Rick Perry has endorsed at least 10 candidates this election cycle — including an aspiring sheriff and a would-be congressman — providing a measure of his political influence since leaving office. Full Story
For Glen Robertson, the GOP race for Congressional District 19 is about his record as Lubbock mayor and the fact that he’s mostly funding his own campaign. For Jodey Arrington, it's about connections to fading Texas political power brokers. Full Story
The Republican Party of Texas’ convention in Dallas gives the heart of the state’s GOP electorate a chance to see their heroes and stars and to figure out — if possible — where the various conservative tribes are going to come together. Full Story
Sometimes, your only choices are “naive" and “cynical” — as when the question is whether to believe what political people say. Rick Perry talked about the presidential race Friday. Score one for the cynics. Full Story
The official portrait of former Gov. Rick Perry was unveiled Friday morning, giving Texas' longest-serving governor a permanent home in the Capitol — and answering a burning question throughout Austin. Full Story
In Austin, former Gov. Rick Perry on Friday defended his endorsement of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee whom Perry once called a "cancer on conservatism." Perry said such rhetoric comes in the heat of battle. Full Story
Former Gov. Rick Perry, who had called Donald Trump a "cancer on conservatism," is now endorsing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
Not only did all of the Texas-connected candidates get knocked around in the race for president, the ideas that have propelled Texas Republicans for the last two decades — ideas like federalism and social conservatism — have taken a hit, too. Full Story
Texas announced in 2013 it was giving Chevron millions of dollars toward building a new office tower and creating 1,752 jobs. More than two years later, the site of the building remains a grassy lot and Chevron has laid off hundreds of workers. Full Story
The criminal case against former Gov. Rick Perry was officially dismissed on Wednesday, weeks after the Texas' highest criminal court ordered that it be dropped. Full Story
In the Roundup: Donald Trump scores an unprecedented endorsement, Rick Perry’s Republican primary ballot might have gotten lost in the mail and a higher ed admissions policy goes under the microscope. Full Story