In what some saw as a tune-up for his next presidential bid, Gov. Rick Perry bade farewell to lawmakers with a rhetorical highlights reel of his record-setting tenure.
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State Government
Video: Perry Bids Lawmakers Farewell
Watch full video of Gov. Rick Perry’s speech Thursday to a joint session of the 84th Legislature at the state Capitol. After 30 years of public service, including 14 as governor, Perry officially leaves office on Tuesday.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 15, 2015
Gov. Rick Perry will close the door on 30 years of state government work with a farewell address Thursday afternoon to the Legislature.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 14, 2015
A video of a confrontation between open-carry activists and a lawmaker drew attention to the group’s tactics on Tuesday.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 12, 2015
Glenn Hegar, the state’s new comptroller, today releases his revenue estimate for the next two years, which will go a long way to setting the early tone for the 84th Legislature.
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Energy
The Playlist: Brand New Day
With the 84th Legislature starting next week and new faces in every statewide office, it feels like a “Brand New Day” in and around the Capitol, so that’s how we started this week’s playlist off of the week’s news.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Jan. 5 to 9, 2015.
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Economy
Perry: Three Things I Would Do as President
Gov. Rick Perry joked about his “oops” moment when asked Friday for the first three things he would do as president to strengthen the U.S. economy.
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Politics
All Roads Lead to Rome? In 2016, Try Texas
Of the two dozen or so politicos floated as serious presidential contenders, an uncanny number have a legitimate Texas connection.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 9, 2015
The incoming governor on Thursday equated local efforts to regulate single-use plastic bags or fracking to forms of collectivism.
