Gov. Rick Perry has no legal right to a transcript of what witnesses told the grand jury that indicted him, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
Rick Perry
Posted inState Government
Analysis: Candidates Try to Put Good Faces Forward
As the election season comes to a close, it’s instructive to see whom the candidates call in for special appearances and reinforcement — and whom they don’t call on at all.
Posted in
Politics
Video: Perry Talks 2016 at Reagan Library
Check out the full video of Gov. Rick Perry’s speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Perry centered much of his speech on President Obama, and said come 2016, voters will be looking for an alternative to “this season of disappointment.”
Posted in
Energy
The Brief: Oct. 28, 2014
Monday night was a big one for a pair of Texas politicos who were both given a national stage from which to galvanize support among their respective voter bases.
Posted in
Energy
The Brief: Oct. 27, 2014
Border security and immigration top the list of concerns in Texas, according to the most recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
Posted in
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Cruz, Perry Lead Republican Presidential Pack
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads a hypothetical race for the GOP presidential nomination among Texas voters, but Gov. Rick Perry has closed the gap. Among Democrats, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is far ahead of everyone else.
Posted in
Health care
The Brief: Oct. 24, 2014
Two Texans — Ted Cruz and Rick Perry — are now the preferred GOP candidates for president in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
No Halloween Hearing for Perry
Gov. Rick Perry won’t be making a Halloween court appearance after all. The Oct. 31 hearing that had been scheduled in Perry’s criminal case has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at 10 a.m., a court employee confirmed.
Posted in
Health care
Control Eluded State Leaders in Ebola Crisis
Gov. Rick Perry and other Texas leaders are pointing fingers at the Obama administration for botching the Ebola response. But the state did not use its own power to restrict travel and limit possible spread of the deadly virus.
Posted in
Health care
The Brief: Oct. 22, 2014
Criticism by state leaders of the Obama administration for failures in the response to the Ebola virus omits mention of the tools at the state’s disposal that were not used.
