President-elect Donald Trump has officially selected former Gov. Rick Perry, a former rival turned loyalist, to lead the Department of Energy.
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Trump decides on Texas oil exec Rex Tillerson for secretary of state
Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO’s nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Reports: Rick Perry lands spot in Trump’s cabinet as energy secretary
If confirmed, the erstwhile Trump rival will oversee American energy policy and its ramifications on the economy, environment and national security.
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Perry meets with Trump again amid energy secretary rumors
Former Gov. Rick Perry has met with President-elect Donald Trump again as speculation picks up that he could lead the Department of Energy.
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So far, Texans mostly snubbed as Trump fills administration
Reports surfaced Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump had picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, making perhaps his most controversial nomination yet due to the Texan’s close ties to Russia. But before word got out about Tillerson, the Lone Star State had come up empty in Trump’s cabinet appointments.
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Despair, meteors and f-bombs: Texans’ write-in voters had a lot to say
Texans who weren’t interested in any of the presidential candidates on the ballot wrote in everything from Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz to Chuck Norris and Harambe. Some left colorful messages for election officials.
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On some key early issues, Cruz allies himself strongly with Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, once a vicious critic of Donald Trump, is allying himself with the president-elect on some key issues shaping the early stages of Trump’s transition into the White House.
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Patrick: Rogue Texas elector could lead to binding law
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that a Texas Republican elector’s decision not to vote for Donald Trump may lead state legislators to pass a law requiring electors to support the winner of the statewide popular vote.
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Texas Republican elector announces he won’t vote for Trump
More than a week after Art Sisneros of Dayton resigned as a Republican elector rather than support Donald Trump, Christopher Suprun of Dallas said he plans to remain an elector but support another Republican.
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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson emerges as candidate for secretary of state
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson has surfaced as a candidate for U.S. secretary of state as President-elect Donald Trump expands his search for his administration’s top diplomat.