The Houston Chronicle’s Theodore Schleifer has the goods on next year’s mayoral election in Houston.
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Perry Planning Farewell Speech to Legislators
Gov. Rick Perry has proposed addressing a joint session of the Legislature one more time before he leaves office, a spokesman for the governor’s office confirmed Sunday.
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The 2016 GOP Field: Clear or Unsettled?
And with a busy December, Rick Perry makes clear that he plans a different kind of campaign for the White House the second time around.
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Future of CHIP Funding Looms Over State Budget
With federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program set to expire next year, children’s health advocates and Gov. Rick Perry are urging Congress to reauthorize it as soon as possible.
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The Brief: Dec. 10, 2014
Gov. Rick Perry, in an exit interview with The Associated Press, said he didn’t plan to make a decision on a second run for the White House “until the middle of next year.”
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The Brief: Dec. 9, 2014
The New York Times is reporting on efforts by GOP big donors and fundraisers “to clear the field” so that a single establishment candidate can compete for the 2016 presidential nomination.
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The Brief: Dec. 8, 2014
Incoming Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear he would not play favorites in 2016, telling Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd in a Sunday appearance on the show that his endorsement would come only after Republicans select their presidential candidate.
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Inside Texas Politics: Dewhurst’s Departure
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about what’s next for outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
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Abbott Declines to Endorse Perry, Cruz for 2016 Run
Texas Attorney General and Gov.-Elect Greg Abbott on Sunday declined to throw his support behind any the Texas Republicans rumored to be considering a run for the White House in 2016.
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Roundup: Executive Orders and a Stay of Execution
This week in the Roundup: A Texas inmate with a history of schizophrenia receives a stay of execution, and Gov. Rick Perry and his successor, current Attorney General Greg Abbott, take turns addressing immigration.
