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The latest Rick Perry news from The Texas Tribune.

  • Cyber Prospectors Snap Up Perry Web Addresses

    By Reeve Hamilton

    With Rick Perry now a presidential candidate, Perry-centric domain names are flying off the cyber shelves. Some buyers might be looking to score political points or to make mischief. Others hope to make a buck — a lot of bucks. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Video: Perry Politics at the Iowa State Fair

    By Jay Root

    Gov. Rick Perry hit the Iowa State Fair on Monday morning, searching for votes and continuing his introduction to Iowans. Tribune reporter Jay Root was there with his iPhone, tracking Perry's progress and sending us video updates via Justin.tv. Full Story 

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  • Here's a Question: What if They All Lose?

    By Ross Ramsey

    Gov. Rick Perry is running for president. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is running for U.S. Senate. And it seems like everyone else in Texas politics is making plans based on one or both of those offices opening in 2012. What if they lose? Full Story 

    Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst shakes hands with Gov. Rick Perry at the 2011 inauguration.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Under Scrutiny, Perry Walks Back HPV Decision

    By Jay Root

    With his lengthy record as governor under intense new scrutiny, Rick Perry is seeking to defuse the controversy around one of his most controversial decisions: his 2007 executive order requiring all girls to be vaccinated against HPV, the principal cause of cervical cancer. Full Story 

    Governor Rick Perry shakes hands with patrons at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo upon his arrival in Iowa on August 14, 2011
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Video: Sunday News Shows On Perry

    By Justin Dehn

    The Trib's Weekend Round-Up compiles clips from various national news programs that talked about Gov. Rick Perry and his leap into the GOP presidential primary. Journalists and commentators analyzed Perry's chances on NBC's Meet the Press, CBS's Face The Nation, and ABC's This Week. Full Story 

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  • Perry Introduces Himself to New Hampshire

    By Josh Rogers

    After his announcement in South Carolina on Saturday, Rick Perry traveled to New Hampshire, where — as Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio reports — the governor told a house party that he wouldn't go to Washington to be liked but to reduce the role of the federal government in Americans' lives. Full Story 

    Texas Governor Rick Perry talks about the Texas economy while speaking in front of a Boeing 787 airplane during the ceremonial bill signing of HB3727 in San Antonio on June 23, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • What They're Saying About @teamrickperry

    By Ross Ramsey

    Gov. Rick Perry is scoring some endorsements from GOP activists and officeholders, but support for Perry among his fellow Texas Republicans isn't unanimous. The Democrats, as you might expect, are vociferously in opposition. Full Story 

    Governor Rick Perry addresses "The Response" at Reliant Stadium in Houston on August 6, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    Our all-hands-on-deck series on new laws — 31 Days, 31 Ways — continues, Root covers a challenge to the governor's school finance fix and the tax that makes it work, Philpott forecasts a presidential media tsunami will hit Texas, Murphy with a look at midyear campaign reports from candidates and PACs in Texas, yours truly on the quiet spot at the top of the 2014 ballot, Hamilton on government-required vaccinations against meningitis, Grissom reports on the heat wave in un-air-conditioned Texas jails, Aguilar on the private security business along the state's border with Mexico and M. Smith's interview with Nicole Hurd on how to get more high school students into college: The best of our best content from Aug. 8 to 12, 2011. Full Story 

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