Rick Perry’s infamous flirtation with secession at an April 2009 rally is sure to get renewed scrutiny in a presidential campaign — but it turns out it wasn’t the first time the governor contemplated Texas leaving the United States of America.
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State Government
Lawsuit Alleges “Margins Tax” is Unconstitutional State Income Tax
The business tax overhaul that Gov. Rick Perry and fellow GOP leaders championed in 2006 as a fix for the school finance system is now under attack in the Texas Supreme Court — as an unconstitutional state income tax.
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Another Super PAC Run by Close Perry Associates
Gov. Rick Perry’s former legislative director has a Super PAC to support Perry’s run for president, and now there’s another such PAC — headed by Perry’s former chief of staff, Mike Toomey.
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Perry Set to “Remove Any Doubt” He’s Running
Gov. Rick Perry will make it clear he’s jumping into the presidential race during an appearance this weekend in South Carolina, Republican sources said Monday.
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Hutchison Not Jumping On Board Perry Train
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who got trounced by Gov. Rick Perry in the 2010 gubernatorial race, isn’t exactly jumping on board her old rival’s presidential wagon. She signaled in an MSNBC interview that she wants a candidate with private-sector experience.
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Cloud of Controversy Hangs Over “Prayerpalooza”
Gov. Rick Perry is finally getting the kind of national spotlight he’ll need to run for president, but this weekend’s “day of prayer and fasting” rally in Houston may not be the kind of attention he was looking for.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: In the Race Ahead…
The insiders are more convinced that ever that Gov. Rick Perry will run for president.
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Criminal Justice
Susan Combs: The TT Interview
The state comptroller talks about the flip in her position on abortion, the data breach at her agency this spring, what office she might seek next and how all of the politics of those subjects mix.
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Criminal Justice
Adan Muñoz: The TT Interview
Adan Muñoz, executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards talks with The Texas Tribune about budget cuts and the challenges of running a jail.
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Criminal Justice
Adan Muñoz: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards on the agency’s budget cuts, jail overcrowding and eroding facilities.
