On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry blasted the federal government’s decision not to give Texas a disaster declaration for wildfires. “There is no consistency with this administration,” he said.
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Perry Temporarily Gives Up His Personal Email Account
Anyone planning to email Gov. Rick Perry for the remainder of this session need not bother trying to reach him on his personal account. He won’t be using it.
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State Government
Governor Declares Days of Prayer for Rain
With Texas in the throes of a terrible drought and wildfires raging across the state, Gov. Rick Perry designated April 22 to April 24 as official days of prayer for rain.
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Perry: Campaign’s Social Media Warrants a Book
Gov. Rick Perry, who has 52,000 fans on Facebook, said Tuesday that his 2010 re-election campaign’s use of social media could make history.
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Perry, O’Malley Talk Wisconsin, Jobs at Governors Meeting
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the Republican Governors Association chairman, squared off with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, the Democratic Governors Association chief, this morning. Here’s the video, courtesy of Politico.
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DPS Identifies Persons of Interest in Mansion Fire
More than two years after an arsonist torched the Governor’s Mansion, the Department of Public Safety still hasn’t made any arrests, but investigators say they have identified persons of interest in the case.
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Health care
Rick Perry at CPAC: Local Government Governs Best
In a rock concert-like setting, at times reaching Howard Dean-like volumes, Gov. Rick Perry used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington to deliver his resounding message: The government closest to the people is the one that governs best.
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Perry’s 2011 State of the State Prepared Text
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LiveBlog: Perry’s State of the State
Gov. Rick Perry delivered his sixth State of the State speech today, addressing a joint session of the Texas House and Senate, and selling the state’s fiscal troubles as an opportunity to make government more efficient.
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Economy
Perry to Push Colleges to Offer $10,000 Degree
Gov. Rick Perry will challenge the state’s colleges and universities to offer a $10,000 bachelor’s degree, including books, in his State of the State speech later this morning, according to sources familiar with some of the proposals.
