Gov. Rick Perry has invested $4 million in the Texas Border Watch Program over two years. Twenty-nine cameras have been installed on the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border, or one camera for every 41 miles of border. Internet viewers have helped police make a total of 26 arrests — that’s about $153,800 per arrest.
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TribBlog: Perry Finishes 23rd
The #71 “Texans for Rick Perry” car driven by NASCAR racer Bobby Labonte finally had its day on the track in this afternoon’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
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Politics
2010: Perry 48, White 44
A new Rasmussen Reports poll has Gov. Rick Perry leading former Houston Mayor Bill White by just 4 points.
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Health care
Rick Perry: The TT Interview
A Newsweek/Texas Tribune exclusive: The governor talks about the Tea Party, his beef with the federal government, health care reform, the state budget, redistricting, and whether he plans to run for the White House himself.
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Health care
A Conversation with Rick Perry
A Newsweek/Texas Tribune exclusive: The Governor of Texas talks about the Tea Party, his beef with the federal government, health care reform, Mexico, the state budget, redistricting, whether he’s an insider or an outsider, what he thinks about the presidency of George W. Bush, and — while we’re on the topic — whether he plans to run for the White House himself … and his answer could not be more definitive.
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Rick Perry on Whether He’ll Run for President
“I don’t care about going to Washington, D.C.”
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Rick Perry on George W. Bush
“I think George W. Bush will go down as a very, very good president. Approaching great? I don’t know yet…”
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Rick Perry on Mexico
“The fact is, we shouldn’t have to be doing anything. The federal government’s responsibility has always been to operate the security mechanism along the border.”
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Rick Perry on the States vs. the Federal Government
“The federal government was created to be an agent of the states, not the other way around. I think that is a very, very good thing.”
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Rick Perry on the Texas Budget
“In 2003, we had a $10 billion budget shortfall. We came into office and we addressed it, I will suggest to you, the same way we will address it in 2011.”
