Perry To Address Conservative Policy Gathering
Gov. Rick Perry is delivering the keynote address at an annual policy orientation organized by a leading state conservative think tank.
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Gov. Rick Perry is delivering the keynote address at an annual policy orientation organized by a leading state conservative think tank.
Republican leaders in Texas are back to work at the Capitol with an agenda that includes tax relief, abortion restrictions and spending restraint.
Gov. Rick Perry promised to further embrace tea party values, beat back government spending at every turn and fiercely oppose abortion -- while keeping an eye on rising political stars.
83rd State Legislative session gets underway in Austin with a long list of priorities.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said, with the state's population set to double in the next 40 or 50 years, it is time to tap the Rainy Day Fund, which could be nearly $12 billion by 2015.
The Texas economy has surely bounced back and is expanding again, and because of sales tax revenues have increased, the state has more money to spend.
Gov. Rick Perry says a 39-person team is being sent from Texas to New York to support Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.
Gov. Rick Perry has asked Texans to join him in a moment of silence Friday in memory of the 26 victims of the Connecticut school shootings.
Gov. Rick Perry has asked Texans to join him in a moment of silence Friday in memory of the 26 victims of the Connecticut school shootings.
Governor Rick Perry is to speak at a North Texas tea party event Monday, trying to shore up that base as he mulls another run for governor and possibly a second presidential run.
Gov. Rick Perry had called it "foolish and irresponsible" for Texas to apply for funds from the Obama administration's signature education initiative.
Leaders of an embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency in Texas are meeting for the first time since disclosing that a lucrative state grant was improperly awarded to a private company.
The Texas Governor's Mansion has a military theme with holiday decorations saluting the nation's armed forces.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams speaks a day after Gov. Rick Perry urged him to again delay requiring high school students to have standardized test scores factored into their final grades.
Gov. Rick Perry has promised to fight tooth and nail against implementing the Affordable Care Act. But that doesn't mean big changes aren't coming to Texas health care.
Gov. Rick Perry has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he's "deeply saddened" to see his country "once again under siege by Hamas forces firing rockets and mortars."
Thanksgiving came early for some Texas military personnel who were treated to a holiday meal at the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
The Texas Legislative Budget Board has set a $77.9 billion cap on state spending in the 2014-15 budget year, a 10 percent increase.
Texas Veterans will be out in numbers at the Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday to participate in the "Hiring Red, White & You" statewide job fair.
Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are teaming up on Tuesday for a rare joint press conference to discuss reforms for welfare and unemployment insurance.
Planned Parenthood will ask a state judge to extend an injunction against Texas banning its clinics from the Women's Health Program.
Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the repeal of the White House-backed federal health care reform law and urging Washington to stop trampling states' rights.
Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday plans to promote the state's new Women's Health Program that excludes Planned Parenthood and starts on Thursday.
The Texas health and human services commissioner released new rules Thursday for the Women's Health Program that ban relationships with abortion providers.
A judge ruled Thursday that a group of East Texas cheerleaders should be allowed to continue quoting biblical scripture on banners at high school football games.
