The latest Rick Perry news from The Texas Tribune.
Gov. Rick Perry’s defense of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants now seems out of step with the GOP mainstream. But that wasn't the case 10 years ago. It's the Republican Party that has moved — not the governor. Full Story
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On Monday, Rick Perry, still reeling from a pundit pile-on, went on the offensive. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry's underwhelming and inconsistent debate performances have made him a target of pundits, political satirists — and many of his party's top figures. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry’s meteoric rise to the top of the Republican field last month led many analysts to conclude that the Texas governor would waltz to his party’s presidential nomination. It’s looking more like a grind dance now. Full Story
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Rick Perry's roughest week yet has put his front-runner status in serious jeopardy. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry came in a distant second in the Michigan straw poll over the weekend. And his top opponents' ties to the state may make it impossible to do any better come primary day. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry suffered a big blow Saturday when Herman Cain came out on top in the Florida Straw Poll, a contest Perry had made a big priority. Full Story
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Ramshaw, Root and Philpott track the governor on the campaign trail, Tan and Dehn on high school football concussions, and Murphy and yours truly on the partisan climates of each district under redistricting maps: The best of our content from Sept. 19 to 23. Full Story
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At one point during Thursday's Fox/Google Republican GOP debate, Gov. Rick Perry bungled an attempt to zing his most serious opponent, Mitt Romney. What exactly did he say? Allow us to interpret. Full Story
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Texas Tribune reporter Emily Ramshaw joins other national reporters in the New York Times video segment of "The Caucus" for a closer look at five moments from Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Orlando, Fla. Full Story
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Welcome to the Rick Perry pile-on. After his relatively lackluster debate performance Thursday night, the conservative political pundit class has basically concluded that the Texas governor is not yet ready for prime-time. Full Story
The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root and Emily Ramshaw analyze the state of Perry's presidential campaign. The Texas governor remains the front-runner, but his momentum appears to be slowing down. Full Story
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Nobody is required to pay attention to you just because you’re running for office. Not the news media, not the money people and not the voters. But where is the line on who’s in and who’s out? Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry headed into his third Republican presidential debate with a lot to prove. He left with a mixed bag. Full Story
Immigration issues jumped into the center ring of the presidential race, so we took the opportunity to ask our insiders how that's going to play for Gov. Rick Perry. The verdict? It depends. Full Story
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In a speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Orlando, hours before his third presidential debate, Gov. Rick Perry said the most frequent target of his political attacks needed a little divine intervention to guide him in the White House. Full Story
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Former gubernatorial candidate and Tea Party favorite Debra Medina and other activists slammed what they called a culture of crony capitalism in Texas politics at a Capitol press conference on Thursday — taking aim at Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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Native-born Texans who were seeking employment likely lost out to competition from immigrants in recent years, according to a conservative think tank that advocates for less migration to the country. Full Story
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This afternoon Gov. Rick Perry spoke to a gathering of the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Orlando, Florida — hours before his third high-stakes debate as the GOP's presidential frontrunner. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry's go-to problem solver, Jay Kimbrough, could have chosen a more inconvenient time to take out his pocket knife in response to his firing from the Texas A&M University System, whose flagship university is Perry's alma mater. But maybe not much more. Full Story
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