From the charges to a post-booking ice cream stop, we recap the headlines since a Travis County grand jury handed down an indictment against Gov. Rick Perry related to his threat to veto funding for the state’s public integrity unit.
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Health care
Van de Putte Calls for Expanded Medicaid Coverage
Hoping to overcome Republican opposition to expanding Medicaid, Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte said Friday she would seek a Texas-specific plan to cover poor, uninsured adults if elected lieutenant governor in November.
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Days After Booking, Perry Swings Through New Hampshire
If Gov. Rick Perry decides to make another run for president, he will be more prepared this time around, he said Friday, kicking off a short swing through a crucial early primary state.
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Criminal Justice
Perry Lawyers Will Challenge Indictment Next Week
A lawyer for Gov. Rick Perry told a judge Friday that he will challenge felony charges that arose from Gov. Rick Perry’s threat to veto state funding for public corruption prosecutions if the Travis County District Attorney would not resign.
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Criminal Justice
A Week After Perry’s Indictment, Legal Case Begins
After a week of defiance, press conferences and an unusual rally to mark his booking on felony charges, Gov. Rick Perry’s legal team makes its first courtroom appearance on Friday.
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Criminal Justice
Attorneys Struggling to Help Migrants Navigate Complex Legal System
Texas immigration lawyers are scrambling to coordinate representation for the thousands of Central American migrants who have crossed into Texas illegally.
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Politics
Analysis: For Perry, It’s All in the Timing
Gov. Rick Perry might come out of his criminal indictment smelling like a rose, but he’ll have to be quick about it. His hopes for another bid for president depend on ending his legal troubles quickly.
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The Brief: Aug. 22, 2014
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that in the days before Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment over his veto of funding for the public integrity unit, the Travis County DA’s office had requested the next Legislature to restore most of the unit’s funding.
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Criminal Justice
Perry Attorneys: Cancer Agency Probe Not Basis of Veto
The state investigation into CPRIT had nothing to do with Rick Perry’s veto of $7.5 million in funds earmarked for the public integrity unit of the Travis County district attorney’s office, defense attorneys for the governor said Thursday.
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Meet Lawyers on Both Sides of Perry Indictment
Rick Perry, facing charges related to his threat to veto funding for the state’s public integrity unit, has assembled his legal defense dream team. Here’s a look at the strengths of both his attorneys and the prosecutor investigating him.