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Democrats Try To Mess With Texas

RealClearPolitics | Posted 02.22.2013 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas -- From its modest headquarters on the first floor of a local union building about five miles from the State Capitol, the Democratic Par...

Texans Ready To 'Move On'

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 01.29.2013 | Politics

Most voters don't think Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) should run for reelection, let alone take on another presidential bid, according to a poll released ...

Get A Four-Year Degree In Texas For $9,700

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.08.2012 | College

Officials from several Texas universities and community colleges announced Tuesday a plan to make college tuition more affordable for students, laying...

Poll Reveals Trouble Ahead For Perry

AP | WILL WEISSERT and JIM VERTUNO | Posted 03.27.2012 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry's White House bid tarnished his image enough that he's about as popular in his solidly Republican home sta...

Rick Perry: Obama's Delay On Keystone Pipeline Puts 'Soliders' Lives In Jeopardy'

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011 | Politics

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's move to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline puts American live...

Rick Perry Makes A Texas-Sized Flip On Spending

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Perry, who bashes federal spending everywhere he goes on the presidential campaign trail, has spent 11 years as Texas' governor ...

Sam Stein

Rick Perry Signs Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge Before Mingling With Virulently Anti-Gay Activist

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.26.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Republicans who support gay rights have seen their brief hopes for Rick Perry's candidacy dashed as old quotes surface, new pledges are ...

Howard Fineman

Karl Rove Created Rick Perry -- Now Can He Stop Him?

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 10.19.2011 | Politics

Karl Rove won't say it aloud, but he is afraid of Rick Perry: afraid that the smack-talking Texas governor will wreck the GOP's chances of winning the White House and the Senate in 2012.

Republican Activists Court Rick Perry For President

AP | By STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 09.26.2011 | Politics

EXETER, N.H. -- Still searching for a 2012 candidate, Republican activists from New Hampshire plan to visit Texas next week to encourage Gov. Rick Per...

Rick Perry 'Comfortable' With Idea Of Presidential Run

AP | Posted 09.16.2011 | Politics

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he'll likely decide in two or three weeks whether he'll run for president. The conservative Republican...

John Rudolf

Milton Mathis, Convicted Killer, Executed In Texas Despite Evidence Of Retardation

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 12.01.2011 | Crime

A man convicted of slaying two people and critically injuring a third in a drug house shooting was executed on Tuesday evening by Texas officials, des...

Former Texas Governor Bill Clements Dead

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 07.29.2011 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements, who in 1979 became the state's first Republican elected governor since Reconstruction, has died...

When You Can't Think... Test

Pamela Kripke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Pamela Kripke

What do the state's education people do to reverse its sorry statistics? Here's a hint. They don't improve curriculums beyond the rote memorization model, or spend more cash per pupil.

Amanda Terkel

The Next Sarah Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) and Sarah Palin may look nothing alike, but they increasingly have more and more in common with one another, w...

TX-Gov: 50% Perry (R), 40% White (D) (University of Texas/Texas Tribune 10/11-18)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

YouGov for University of Texas / Texas Tribune 10/11-18/10; 797 registered voters, 3.5% margin of error Mode: Internet Texas Tribune release Texas ...

Texas Governor Election 2010: Predict The Winner! (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Who will be the next Texas Governor? Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Perry will face off against Democratic challenger Bill White on Nov. 2, and we'd ...

TX-Gov: 53% Perry (R), 42% White (D) (Rasmussen 10/6)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rasmussen 10/6/10; 750 Likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Texas 2010 Governor 53% Perry (R), 42% White (D)...

TX-Gov: 48% Perry (R), 43% White (D) (Texas Lyceum 9/22-30)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Texas Lyceum 9/22-30/10; 416 likely voters, 4.8% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (Texas Lyceum release) Texas 2010 Governor 48% Perr...

TX-Gov: 50% Perry (R), 36% White (D) (Public Strategies 9/26-10/2)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Public Strategies / KENS 5 / Texas Belo 9/26-10/2/10; 1,000 likely voters, 3.7% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (KENS 5 story) Texas ...

Texas Governor Offers Unemployed Two Choices: Buy a Job or Just Say Thanks

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rachel Farris

That's the kind of Governor Texas has. A governor who thinks being unemployed in Texas is a good thing. That sure explains a lot. Out of a job? That just means you have more time to explore the wild yonder of the Texas-Mexico border.

By Wealthy Men, For Wealthy Men: Texas Governor Rick Perry's Testosterone-Fueled Prize Package

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rachel Farris

Governor Perry is giving his best campaigners a chance to win exclusive prizes -- because nothing says "grassroots" like Forbes Wealthiest Americans giving away free shooting lessons at a gun range.

Rick Perry's Men-Only Fundraiser Dinner

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rachel Farris

Guess who's not coming to dinner? In an invitation circulating this week, Governor Rick Perry is inviting some of his closest, wealthiest friends to a "Wild Game" dinner in Houston--just not their wives.

Did Newsweek's Rick Perry Cover Story Get It Wrong?

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

In a recent cover story, Newsweek lionized Perry as the ruggedly handsome Marlboro man with thick waves of hair who might be the next Ronald Reagan, r...

Rick Perry Protesters Call Texas Governor 'Chicken' For Not Debating Opponent Bill White (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Don't worry chicken fans, your avian friends are back on the political scene. Just when you thought the birds had gone the way of Nevada Senate candid...

Rick Perry At Southern Republican Leadership Conference Urges Republicans To Say 'No'

AP | RON FOURNIER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

NEW ORLEANS — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says Republican congressional candidates must say "no" – no to President Barack Obama, and no to anyth...