After a smooth day of church visits and campaign stops, Gov. Rick Perry hit some unexpected bumps as audience members challenged him on hydraulic fracturing and allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
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Perry’s Faith-Fueled Bus Tour Goes to Church
Gov. Rick Perry took his political message to the pews on Sunday morning, stopping at two Iowa churches.
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Transportation
Perry Talks Trans-Texas Corridor in Iowa
On the final campaign stop of his bus tour today, Gov. Rick Perry was asked about the long-ago plan for a 4,000-mile network of highways, rail and utility lines that sparked a public outcry and was ultimately abandoned.
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Perry: Cain Has “Characteristics” of a Defense Secretary
At a campaign stop this morning, Rick Perry was asked if he would consider former candidate Herman Cain for the position of defense secretary. His answer was noncommital — and he also told a questioner he would have “no problem” with having a female vice president.
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State Government
Critics Question Perry’s Move to Collect Pension
Gov. Rick Perry has sparked a wave of criticism, and some unanswered questions, after filing paperwork this week revealing that he is collecting both a salary and a pension from the state of Texas. Critics say there are rules designed to prevent such arrangements. Perry and his aides say its perfectly legal.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Root’s scoop on Rick Perry’s working retirement, Aaronson maps poverty in Texas, Aguilar on a voting rights warning shot from the U.S. Attorney General, Galbraith on the disclosure of chemicals used in fracking operations, Grissom on the drop in executions, Hamilton and M. Smith on UT-Austin President Bill Powers’ rough year, Murphy and Tan and Dehn on the shortage of psychiatrists and Ramshaw on the federal refusal to exclude operators like Planned Parenthood from family planning programs: The best of our best content from December 12 to 16, 2011.
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Perry “Retires” to Boost Pension Pay
Rick Perry has finally retired, but it’s not what you think: The governor has officially retired as a state employee, but gets to keep working as Texas governor. The maneuver, perfectly legal according to his campaign, has dramatically boosted his take-home pay.
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Politics
Updated: Political Parties Agree to April 3 Primaries
Texas Democrats and Republicans agreed to hold unified primary elections on April 3, avoiding the costs and confusion brought on by litigation over new political maps for congressional and legislative districts.
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The Brief: Dec. 16, 2011
In the last debate of the year, Rick Perry survived, but Ron Paul thrived.
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Texas GOP Candidates Make Final Statements in Iowa
Thursday night’s Fox News Republican debate in Sioux City was billed as a chance for the GOP presidential candidates to give their closing arguments to Iowans. So how did Texas’ two candidates do?
