Rick Perry

Perry Greets, Shakes Hands With Obama For Texas Visit

Gov. Rick Perry has greeted President Barack Obama at the Austin airport with a handshake.

2013/05/09

Houston To Consider Safe-Passing Ordinance

This week, city council members in Houston will consider a safe-passing ordinance.

2013/05/07

The remnants from last night's fertilizer plant explosion were felt across West, Texas. (credit: Getty Images)

Perry: Plant Explosion A ‘Nightmare Scenario’

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in his state “a truly nightmare scenario.”

2013/04/18

File photo of Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (credit: Getty Images)

Perry Announces Chicago Ad Buy Touting Texas

He’s at it again — in Chicago, this time.

2013/04/15

Proposal To Ban Texting While Driving Moves Forward

A proposal that would ban texting on mobile devices while driving has moved forward in the Texas Capitol.

2013/03/05

File photo of Texas high school cheerleaders. (credit: Jana Birchum/Getty Images)

SE Texas School Board Considers Religious Cheers For Cheerleaders

A Southeast Texas school board is taking public comment on a court-ordered halt to its ban on high school cheerleaders displaying religious-themed messages on banners at sports events.

2013/02/26

Perry Ending Calif. Trip Empty-Handed – So Far

Gov. Rick Perry is wrapping up his high-profile recruiting trip to California without having convinced any businesses to relocate to his state — at least not yet.

2013/02/13

File photo of Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Progressive PAC Buys Anti-Perry Ads In California

A progressive Texas political action committee taunted Gov. Rick Perry’s recent California trip in radio ads broadcast there on Tuesday, calling him “Governor Oops” and dismissing as “snake oil” Perry’s promises of tax breaks for businesses that relocate to Texas.

2013/02/12

File photo of Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown. (credit: Getty Images)

Brown: ‘Check Out Texas’ Ads From Perry Unlikely To Sway Calif. Companies

Gov. Jerry Brown says the radio ads launched by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to persuade California companies to “come check out Texas” are just “a few tricks from a politician” and will not have any substantive effect.

2013/02/06

Perry: Boy Scouts Should Keep No-Gay Policy

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn’t soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and dismissed the idea of bending the organization to the whims of “popular culture.”

2013/02/02

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