At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama’s jobs speech — and what he would do differently.
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Video: Dewhurst Attacks Obama, D.C. in New Campaign Ad
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, has released a new ad attacking the president and Washington, D.C.
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Demographics
Policy Shift Hasn’t Reached Border Patrol
Immigration and Customs Enforcement directed prosecutors in June to use discretion when placing illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings. But attorneys for immigrants facing deportation say the new rules haven’t filtered down to the ground level — the U.S. Border Patrol.
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State Government
We Read “Fed Up!” So You Don’t Have To
Gov. Rick Perry says that if you want to know what kind of president he would be, all you have to do is read his book. Fed Up! is filled with potential political landmines, but Perry isn’t backing off anything he wrote — not one bit.
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Demographics
Perry: Feds Owe Texas for Incarcerating Illegal Immigrants
Just days before announcing his candidacy for president, Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter to the Obama administration saying Washington owes Texas more than $349 million for the state’s incarceration of illegal immigrants.
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Economy
Perry and the Stimulus: It’s Complicated
Gov. Rick Perry likes to rail against the Obama administration’s “failed” federal stimulus program, but he and state lawmakers have more than $17 billion in fed-stim dollars to thank for the last two balanced Texas budgets.
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Paul’s Latest Ad Attacks “Smooth-Talking” Perry
In his latest presidential campaign ad, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside, attacks “smooth-talking politicians” — and the first example he cites is his newest rival for the GOP nomination, Gov. Rick Perry.
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Updated: Perry Running So Military “Respects” President
Gov. Rick Perry caused a stir in Waterloo, Iowa, when he suggested that U.S. military troops do not respect President Obama — and that’s one reason he’s running.
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Perry Latest in Long Line of White House Hopefuls From Texas
Now that Rick Perry has officially entered the race for president, he’ll soon start to set himself apart from the rest of the GOP field. But first, Ben Philpott of KUT News has a look back at how Perry compares with the the other Texans who have made a run for the White House.
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On the Border, Selling the High Price of Security
It’s not a sales pitch heard too often in the Rio Grande Valley, but farmers and ranchers here have a new, tax-deductible option for improving their businesses — and the company offering it promises to take a bullet for its client.
