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The doctor who performed an adult stem cell infusion on Rick Perry during a July spinal surgery said Wednesday night that he’d never done the procedure before he did it for the governor. Full Story
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Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a veteran of the Marine Corps, has recorded a video in support of Air Force veteran Rick Perry's any-day-now bid for the White House. Full Story
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This week, with The Response just a few days away, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss the upcoming prayer rally and how political races around the state — like the already-underway battle for lieutenant governor — are shaping up. Full Story
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When Gov. Rick Perry emerged from back surgery on July 1, he tweeted that his “little procedure” had gone “as advertised.” The possible presidential contender didn’t reveal that he’d undergone an experimental injection of his own stem cells. Full Story
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Higher education leaders in Texas have been pushing for more pathways to college degrees for Texas. Today, Gov. Rick Perry, along with higher education committee chairs Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, announced a new one: Western Governors University Texas. Full Story
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At Texas A&M University in the late 1960s, a campus culture shift pitted Rick Perry, then a traditionalist cadet, against several other future Texas politicians who were reform-minded civilians. Full Story
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For several weeks now, it's looked more like a question of when, not if, Gov. Rick Perry will run for president. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News reports, Perry still has a few steps to take before making the big announcement. Full Story
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Two new political outfits, based in Austin and started by a former legislator who served with and worked for Gov. Rick Perry, will try to rally veterans to the governor's presidential race in Iowa and South Carolina. Full Story
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We have updated our news application to include contributions from 2011 reported to the Texas Ethics Commission on July 15. Use our app to search campaign donations to Gov. Rick Perry from 2000 to 2011 to see who has financially supported the longest-serving governor in Texas history. Full Story
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A new Super PAC calling itself Jobs for Iowa will air a 30-second ad today on the Fox News Channel touting Gov. Rick Perry for president. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry's inner circle is a mix of family, old friends and close aides. They know his politics, his history, his strengths and weaknesses — and they are the ones he's talking with as he considers a run for president. Full Story
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The Americans for Rick Perry Super PAC raised $193,000 in the last 10 days of June, according to a July 29 filing with the Federal Election Commission. Full Story
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The Sunday shows focused this week on the last-minute politics surrounding the effort to raise the federal debt ceiling. However, a few pundits managed to fit potential presidential nominee Gov. Rick Perry into the discussion. Just barely. Full Story
After an introduction by former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, Gov. Rick Perry speaks to conservative activists at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. Perry focused his attention on the economy and Barack Obama, but made a brief mention of his controversial remarks about gay marriage. Full Story
Rick Perry placed a distant second to Herman Cain in the Denver Straw Poll this weekend, but the Texas governor — not yet a declared candidate for president — outperformed putative frontrunners Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. Full Story
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Aaronson examines the Texas jobs "miracle," Root on how Rick Perry built his financial portfolio, Tan and Wiseman on Perry vs. Ron Paul, Philpott on how budget cuts will affect a mental health provider, yours truly on a House freshman who was less than impressed with his first legislative experience, M. Smith on public schools charging for things that used to be free, Hamilton on a new call to reinvent higher education, Grissom on a rare stay of execution, Galbraith on the end of a Panhandle wind program, Aguilar on the increase of legal immigration into the U.S. and Texas: The best of our best content from July 25 to 29, 2011. Full Story
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Rick Perry drew direct fire from a potential rival Friday night when GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum attacked the Texas governor’s recent comments about how far states can go in setting policies on gay marriage and abortion. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, who has at least one eye on the White House, is already beating potential rival Rick Santorum in this quite unofficial contest: book sales at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. The two were expected to sign books, in the same room, Friday afternoon. Full Story
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The Texas Forensic Science Commission’s investigation of the science used to convict Cameron Todd Willingham may be at an end after the state’s top attorney ruled that the panel cannot consider evidence in cases older than 2005. Full Story
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Texas may have two well-known Republican candidates running for president, and some say Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul are "diametrically opposed" to one another. The real battle between them isn't over money. It's over ideas. Full Story
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