A grand jury indicted Rick Perry on Friday, alleging he abused his power by threatening to veto funding for the state’s anti-corruption unit unless Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg, who had pleaded guilty to drunk driving, stepped down.
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The Brief: Aug. 15, 2014
One of the most intractable questions in Texas politics in recent years is why the state hasn’t moved blue despite drastic demographic changes. A new analysis from The New York Times sheds new light on why this is so.
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Demographics
Video: Perry Speaks to National Guard Troops
Here’s full video of Gov. Rick Perry addressing Texas National Guard troops at Camp Swift in Bastrop County. Perry is deploying 1,000 National Guard troops in an operation to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Demographics
Video: Perry Visits Guard Troops Training for the Border
Gov. Rick Perry was in Bastrop County on Wednesday to check on the progress of his decision to deploy 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to help secure the Texas-Mexico border.
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Criminal Justice
Perry Visits Guard Troops Training for the Border
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday portrayed the deployment of the Texas National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border as a critical security measure, saying troops “now are the tip of the spear protecting Americans from these cartels and gangs.”
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New Ruling Keeps Old Travel Records Secret
A few years ago, lawmakers passed a bill designed to shed light on expenditures for the governor’s security. Under a new ruling from the office of Attorney General Greg Abbott, the itemized records won’t be provided after all.
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Video: Perry at 2014 RedState Gathering
Gov. Rick Perry’s full remarks to hundreds of conservative bloggers at the annual RedState Gathering held on Aug. 8 in Fort Worth, where he vowed to take the Texas approach to government national.
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Cruz: 2016 Candidates Should “Stand Up and Lead”
Speaking at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth on Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said “time will tell” whether he would launch a bid for president, but he encouraged those thinking of running for president in 2016 to “stand up and lead.”
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In Speech, Perry Vows to Secure Border, Spread “Red State Policies”
Promising to secure the border and take the Texas approach to government national, Gov. Rick Perry delivered an impassioned speech Friday morning in which he called for conservatives to wage a “war” on “the battlefield of ideas.”
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Perry’s New Campaign Guru: Jeff Miller
Rick Perry’s political star is rising again, and associates say the new man behind the curtain is Jeff Miller, a California transplant known for his fundraising prowess and overflowing address book.
