Gov. Rick Perry routinely attacks federal health care reform, but he has so far revealed little on the presidential campaign trail about what his own “Perrycare” could look like — or how much changing American health care will figure into his candidacy.
Griffin Perry
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Energy
Despite Scrutiny, Perry Gives Two Donors Plum Posts
Despite the national media’s intense scrutiny of his history of appointing big-dollar donors to high-profile positions, Gov. Rick Perry named two such donors to key boards Wednesday.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 94
This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and Scott consider Michael McCaul’s potential entry into the U.S. Senate race, review Rick Perry and His Eggheads and talk about how nobody’s talking about Ron Paul.
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State Government
31 Days, 31 Ways: Stringent Voter ID Law Means Changes at the Polls
DAY 24 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The state is preparing to enforce more stringent voter ID requirements.
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New Fundraising Calculus Unlikely to Hinder Perry
Gov. Rick Perry is home this week to rest and raise money before heading back out on the campaign trail. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at how much money Perry will need to raise, how he’ll do it and why he’s likely to succeed.
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Higher Education
Conservative Groups: End Tenure, “Frivolous” Research in Higher Ed
One day before a key University of Texas Board of Regents meeting, conservative groups called for increased transparency in higher education and the end of faculty tenure and “frivolous” research projects.
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For the Sullivans, Bedfellows Make Strange Politics
Ray Sullivan is the communications director for Rick Perry’s presidential campaign. His wife, Leslie, is a fundraiser for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Awkward, huh? “Oh, the poor dears,” Mary Matalin says — and she should know.
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Paul’s Supporters May Be Fewer, But They Are Passionate
If you put Ron Paul and Rick Perry side by side in this presidential race, most people would say Paul is the underdog. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, what Paul’s supporters lack in numbers they make up for in passion.
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Perry and the Tea Party: Depends on Whom You Ask
News analysts described Gov. Rick Perry as the Tea Party darling when he announced his bid for the presidency. But at a recent Tea Party gathering in Waco, that status seemed tenuous.
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State Government
Inside or Out: Who’ll Run the Texas Senate?
The restricted club that is the Texas Senate will be invaded by noisy conservative voters and activists next year if senators have to choose a new leader from their own ranks, reprising the 2011 contretemps over the choice for Speaker of the House.
