One consequence of announcing the felony indictments against Rick Perry late Friday was to give the governor the following day to begin his full-throated counterattack. That meant the front pages of the state’s Sunday papers were dominated by pictures of a defiant Perry.
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Even Before Indictment, Perry Had Faced Gap With Cruz in 2016 Talk
Even before his recent legal troubles, Gov. Rick Perry was operating in U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s shadow, in the eyes of many conservatives, as the two Texans explored bids for the White House. That was apparent in their receptions at a recent conservative conference.
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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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Perry, Cruz Among Texans to Speak at RedState Event
Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, two potential 2016 presidential candidates, are among the Texas Republicans scheduled to speak at RedState’s national conference Friday and Saturday in Fort Worth.
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The Brief: Aug. 1, 2014
Ted Cruz has become the latest D.C.-based practitioner of the Pottery Barn rule: He broke the border bill, and now, possibly more than any other single person, he owns it.
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In Bank Debate, High Stakes for Texas Businesses and GOP
A once-obscure federal export credit agency has landed at the center of a national debate over business and free-market ideology, with potentially enduring ramifications for the Texas companies it supports and the Republicans it is dividing.
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The Brief: July 30, 2014
Top officials at the Texas National Guard and the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday told a select House committee looking at the costs of the ongoing border operation that they did not request Guard troops.
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The Brief: July 25, 2014
Can those National Guard troops being sent to the border arrest people? The latest word is they can. And the reason why is that Rick Perry sent them, and not the federal government.
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The Brief: July 24, 2014
The Rick Perry Presidential Watch has revved up in a big way.
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The Brief: July 23, 2014
Story lines continue to spin out from Gov. Rick Perry’s Monday announcement that he was activating up to 1,000 National Guard troops to back up existing DPS border operations.
