This week in the Newsreel: The news this week was dominated by Gov. Rick Perry’s two felony indictments.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Perry Booked, Speaks Out on Veto
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry gave brief statements before and after he entered Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, where he was booked on two felony charges related to his threat to veto funding for the state’s public integrity unit.
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Interactive Timeline: The Perry Indictment
Take a look back at the events that led up to a grand jury’s decision to indict Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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Health care
Livestrong Gives $50 Million to UT-Austin Medical School
After a period of soul-searching, the Livestrong Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is giving a $50 million gift to UT-Austin’s new Dell Medical School to create the Livestrong Cancer Institutes.
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Politics
Video: Texas Democrats Call Perry a Bully
Will Hailer, executive director of the Texas Democratic Party, responded to a briefing Gov. Rick Perry’s legal team held on Monday by calling Perry a “bully, who broke the rules.”
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Criminal Justice
Video: Perry’s Legal Team Slams “Outrageous” Indictment
The defense attorneys representing Gov. Rick Perry, who faces an indictment related to his veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit, said Monday that the governor acted “perfectly within the bounds and scope of his job.”
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Politics
Perry’s Attorneys Slam “Outrageous” Indictment
Defense attorneys representing Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that there was nothing illegal or inappropriate about his veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit after Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg refused to resign.
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Politics
Video: Perry Talks Indictment, Border, 2016
Gov. Rick Perry said on Fox News Sunday that he stands behind his decision to veto funding for the state’s public integrity unit, and he noted there have been some Democrats who have questioned the felony charges he’s facing.
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Video: Perry Calls Indictment an “Abuse of Power”
Gov. Rick Perry, who is facing an indictment related to his handling of a veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit, says the allegations against him are politically motivated and without merit.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Perry’s Post-Indictment Press Conference
Gov. Rick Perry, who was indicted Friday on two felony counts related to his threat to veto public integrity unit funding, addressed the allegations at the Capitol.
