An amendment that conservative state lawmakers hoped would wipe out the only taxpayer-funded elective abortions in Texas ultimately might not do much at all.
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Patterson Confirms He’ll Run for Lieutenant Governor
Jerry Patterson confirmed Tuesday night that he will run for lieutenant governor in 2014, making that announcement just hours after Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said he’ll run for U.S. Senate in 2012.
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Video: What Influences Perry’s Decision to Run?
Gov. Rick Perry says there are many factors influencing his decision on whether to run for the GOP presidential nomination. Perry told a group of reporters Tuesday he is concerned for the future of this country and fears for its values.
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Video: Perry on Murdoch
Gov. Rick Perry responds to questions about embattled media baron Rupert Murdoch’s contributions to the Republican Governors Association.
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State Seeks Clearance for Political Maps
Texas bypassed the Obama administration’s Department of Justice on Tuesday, opting to ask a panel of federal judges in Washington, D.C., to review the state’s new maps for congressional, legislative and State Board of Education districts.
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Perry Says He Has No Interest in VP Slot
John Nance Garner, the colorful West Texas politician known as “Cactus Jack,” used to say the office of vice president “wasn’t worth a warm bucket of piss.” Gov. Rick Perry, without using any four-letter words, said as much on Tuesday.
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Video: Perry for VP?
Gov. Rick Perry was asked this morning whether he’d be interested in the vice presidency. (Spoiler alert: No.)
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Video: Who is “Calling” Perry?
Gov. Rick Perry elaborated this morning on what being “called” to the presidency means and said — per usual — that he’s still weighing his options.
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Perry, in Austin, Previews National Campaign Message
Gov. Rick Perry made three stops around Austin on Monday. And as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, the governor didn’t look like someone who hasn’t decided whether he’s running for president.
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Video: Perry Defends Travel Expenses
At a Tuesday press conference, the governor said regardless of whether he decides to run for the GOP presidential nomination, he will continue traveling to promote the state of Texas.
