Tag Archives: Rick Perry

Texas Republicans Leary of Naming a Presidential Favorite

A good story from Aman Batheja in the Star-Telegram today points out that most GOP office-holders in Texas are reluctant to say which of the candidates for president they prefer.   Tweet Share

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Perry Fired up at CPAC, is he Running Again in 2016? AUDIO

Governor Perry fired up conservative activists gathered at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this week.  Following this interview on Fox News, a lot of folks are talking about whether Perry will make another run for the White House in 2016.  Tweet Share

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Do Lawmakers Need to Get Back to Austin to Fix Texas School Funding? AUDIO

The outgoing chairman of the Texas Senate Finance Committee, Steve Ogden, R-Bryan/College Station, says Republicans and Democrats alike need to come together in Austin to fix fundamental problems with the way schools are paid for in Texas.  Tweet Share

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Has Gov. Perry Found his Swing? (Audio)

Some say Gov. Perry did exactly what he needed to do to steady his campaign during last night’s debate in Las Vegas:  He came out swingin’. If you missed the debate, here’s a re-cap in 100 seconds. After the throwdown in Vegas, I spoke with one of the co-authors of the forthcoming book about Gov. […]

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Is Gov. Chris Christie’s Presidential Buzz Only About Fundraising? AUDIO

Longtime political strategist Jason Stanford, who also has a book coming out soon about Rick Perry, points out that this is sort of like “sweeps week” for political fundraising and all the hype about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is likely about that and only that. Tweet Share

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Illegal Immigrant UT Graduate to Perry: Don’t Back Down on In-State Tuition AUDIO

I just finished an interview with a young man who was brought to Texas illegally when he was four-years-old.  Jose Torres-Don attended the University of Texas and received the in-state tuition break that has caused Gov. Perry so many headaches this past week on the presidential campaign trail.  Tweet Share

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Is President Obama’s Trip to Texas a Message to Gov. Perry? AUDIO

There’s been a lot of buzz over the weekend that the upcoming presidential trip to Texas may be a bit of a message from the POTUS to his potential challenger next year: Gov. Perry. Tweet Share

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Texas Tea Party Leader: GOP Race is Wide Open (AUDIO)

Heading into the first “Tea Party Debate” of the presidential race,  I thought it would be a good idea to check in with Dallas Tea Party founder Phillip Dennis and see what he thinks of how Gov. Perry and the other candidates have performed so far.  Tweet Share

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Inside Gov. Perry’s Hill Country Meeting with Evangelicals AUDIO

My friend Jay Root at the Texas Tribune was able to get some incredible details about the recent gathering in the Texas Hill Country in which Gov. Perry talked with Christian Evangelicals for about 8 hours. As Jay reports, the governor was asked some pointed questions, including one that prompted him to say nothing in […]

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Is Rick Perry Dumb? No. (AUDIO)

The major political news site Politico asks the question out loud:  “Is Governor Perry dumb? ” Tweet Share

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