In the Roundup: The 84th Legislature’s long-awaited kickoff, gun rights advocates make weapons at the capitol and Gov. Rick Perry bids lawmakers farewell after more than a decade in office.
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State Government
Analysis: Perry Says Goodbye — and Hello
Rick Perry will only be the governor of Texas for a few more days, but as he considers another run for president, his last speech to the Legislature was as much about the next 18 months as about the last 14 years.
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Perry’s Farewell Speech: Read Between the Lines
Gov. Rick Perry delivered a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas Legislature on Thursday. Our reporters read between the lines for you — using the online annotation tool Genius.
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State Government
In Last Hurrah, Perry Encourages Compromise
In what some saw as a tune-up for his next presidential bid, Gov. Rick Perry bade farewell to lawmakers with a rhetorical highlights reel of his record-setting tenure.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Jan. 5 to 9, 2015.
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Economy
Perry: Three Things I Would Do as President
Gov. Rick Perry joked about his “oops” moment when asked Friday for the first three things he would do as president to strengthen the U.S. economy.
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Politics
All Roads Lead to Rome? In 2016, Try Texas
Of the two dozen or so politicos floated as serious presidential contenders, an uncanny number have a legitimate Texas connection.
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Higher Education
At Alma Mater, Perry Hints at 2016
Texas’ outgoing governor told Texas A&M graduates on Thursday evening that he needs a job, too — preferably one with a big jet and travel to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
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Politics
TribFest: Ready for 2016
At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, Politico’s Maggie Haberman, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post, Jonathan Martin of The New York Times and Dave Weigel of Bloomberg Politics previewed the 2016 presidential race.
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Politics
TribFest: Bush Won’t Endorse Dad for President
At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Land Commissioner, said he wouldn’t endorse his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, should he decide to run for president in 2016.