Sometimes, your only choices are “naive” and “cynical” — as when the question is whether to believe what political people say. Rick Perry talked about the presidential race Friday. Score one for the cynics.
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Politics
Perry Portrait Unveiled — And a Burning Question Answered
The official portrait of former Gov. Rick Perry was unveiled Friday morning, giving Texas’ longest-serving governor a permanent home in the Capitol — and answering a burning question throughout Austin.
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Politics
Rick Perry on Trump Endorsement: “We Let Bygones be Bygones”
In Austin, former Gov. Rick Perry on Friday defended his endorsement of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee whom Perry once called a “cancer on conservatism.” Perry said such rhetoric comes in the heat of battle.
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Politics
Upon Further Review, Perry Endorses Trump
Former Gov. Rick Perry, who had called Donald Trump a “cancer on conservatism,” is now endorsing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Politics
Analysis: Texas Political Influence Nosedives in National Campaign
Not only did all of the Texas-connected candidates get knocked around in the race for president, the ideas that have propelled Texas Republicans for the last two decades — ideas like federalism and social conservatism — have taken a hit, too.
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Economy
Years Later, Benefits from State Subsidy to Chevron Hard to Find
Texas announced in 2013 it was giving Chevron millions of dollars toward building a new office tower and creating 1,752 jobs. More than two years later, the site of the building remains a grassy lot and Chevron has laid off hundreds of workers.
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Politics
Rick Perry’s Criminal Case Officially Dismissed
The criminal case against former Gov. Rick Perry was officially dismissed on Wednesday, weeks after the Texas’ highest criminal court ordered that it be dropped.
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Higher Education
Roundup: Trump, Perry’s Lost Ballot and The Price of Admission
In the Roundup: Donald Trump scores an unprecedented endorsement, Rick Perry’s Republican primary ballot might have gotten lost in the mail and a higher ed admissions policy goes under the microscope.
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Politics
Despite Endorsing Ted Cruz, No Record Rick Perry Voted
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry may have stumped for Ted Cruz for president, but there’s no record he voted in this year’s Republican primary in Texas.
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Analysis: An Election Theme Seven Years in the Making
One thing has remained true during this political cycle, even as we all watch our early predictions sour: The disruption that has marked the Republican Party in Texas and the U.S. for the last decade is still blooming.
