Rick Perry may be out of the presidential race, but Texas Congressman Ron Paul is still fighting for the nomination. During Thursday night’s CNN debate, he showed he’s still got plenty of fire in the belly heading into Saturday’s South Carolina primary.
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Rick Perry wasn’t even winning in his home state when he got out of the presidential race.
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Video: Tribune Editors on Perry’s Return to Texas
Evan Smith and Emily Ramshaw discuss Gov. Rick Perry’s exit from the presidential race and look ahead at what Texans can expect now that their leader is returning from five months on the campaign trail.
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Weekend Insider: Perry Calls it Quits, Ron Paul’s Appeal
Evan Smith and Emily Ramshaw talk about why Gov. Rick Perry called it quits. Ross Ramsey talks about Ron Paul’s appeal and his chances of winning the GOP nomination.
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Texas Democratic Party Quietly Settles Green Party Ballot Lawsuit
Buried in the Texas Democratic Party’s campaign filing this week was a $210,000 deposit with a cryptic heading: “confidential litigation settlement.”
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: Coming Home
Now what? This week, we asked the insiders what Gov. Rick Perry’s reentry into state politics will be like (and, it should be noted, collected these answers before the governor dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday morning).
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A Parting Shot More Valuable than an Endorsement
Rick Perry’s last attack might be successful and put a significant dent in Mitt Romney’s run for president. If so, the Texas governor might have landed a successful punch after he was already out of the fight.
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Updated: Perry Could Run Again, Adviser Says
Following Rick Perry’s decision to leave the campaign trail, his strategists suggest he could run for governor — or even for the presidency — again. “As you know, we don’t have term limits in Texas,” Perry adviser Ray Sullivan said.
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Environment
Donkey Procession at Capitol Aims to Protect Wild Burros
An unlikely sight descended on the Capitol on Wednesday: a contingent of donkeys circling the building in the midday sun. As Mose Buchele of KUT News reports, the animals were led there as part of a protest aimed at stopping state officials from killing wild burros in West Texas.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 115
Ross, Reeve, Brandi and Thanh look ahead to the South Carolina primary, look back on the history of the death penalty in Texas, and discuss the current state of women’s health clinics in the state.