Former Gov. Rick Perry, now the U.S. energy secretary, is questioning the legitimacy of the election that gave his alma mater its first openly gay student body president.
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Texas House passes statewide ban on texting while driving
Members voted 113-32 to tentatively approve the legislation, which will get a final vote in the House before it can proceed to the Senate. A Senate committee has passed a similar measure.
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Economy
Texas sues feds — including Rick Perry — for failing to license nuclear waste facility
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accuses U.S. agencies of violating federal law by failing to license a nuclear waste repository in Nevada.
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Energy
U.S. Senate confirms Rick Perry as Trump’s energy secretary
The U.S. Senate approved the confirmation of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the next secretary of the Department of Energy on Thursday.
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Committee sends Rick Perry’s energy secretary nomination to full Senate
A powerful Senate committee backed Rick Perry’s confirmation on Tuesday, clearing the way for full Senate approval in the coming weeks.
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Politics
Perry goes before Senate energy committee (video)
In the Roundup: Former Gov. Rick Perry has confirmation hearing for energy secretary, State Rep. Dawnna Dukes is indicted and the Texas House and Senate are billions of dollars apart on the state budget.
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Energy
At confirmation hearing, Rick Perry vows to pursue “sound science” on climate change
Testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, Secretary of Energy nominee Rick Perry said he believed humans contributed to climate change and that he no longer supported the dissolution of the Department of Energy.
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Politics
Watch Rick Perry’s confirmation hearing
Here’s a livestream of former Gov. Rick Perry’s appearance before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as he aims to become the next U.S. Secretary of Energy.
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The Brief: What to expect from Rick Perry’s confirmation hearing
Can former Texas Gov. Rick Perry make it past his ‘oops’ moment in today’s senate confirmation hearing?
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Energy
Rick Perry prepares to re-enter political arena with confirmation hearing
More than five years after his infamous “oops” moment, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is facing another high-pressure moment in the national spotlight this week: his confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. Secretary of Energy.
