Gov. Rick Perry

Perry Signs ‘Merry Christmas’ Bill Into Law

Christmas may be six-plus months away, but it’s already on the minds of Gov. Rick Perry and many in the state Legislature.

2013/06/13

Texas Governor Rick Perry (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Texas Gov. Perry Uses Radio Ads To Slam New York

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poking fun at New York ahead of his upcoming trip to convince employers there to move to Texas.

2013/06/12

File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Perry: Storm Insurance Special Session Possibility

Gov. Rick Perry says it’s “certainly possible” he’ll add the hot-button issue of reshaping the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to a special legislative session he’s already convened on redistricting.

2013/05/31

File photo of a classroom. (credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas Legislature Votes To Slash High School Standardized Tests By Two-Thirds

The Texas Legislature opened in January with students, parents, teachers and school administrators across the state clamoring that making youngsters pass a nation-leading 15 state-mandated standardized tests to graduate high school was far too many.

2013/05/26

Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill To Train Teachers To Be Armed Marshals

Texas schools could train teachers as armed marshals to exchange gunfire with potential attackers under a bill approved by state lawmakers and sent to Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, while a key lawmaker said attempts to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into college classrooms is likely dead.

2013/05/23