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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Veto History

Rick Perry has aggressively helped shape state policy in his 12 years in office, vetoing more than 260 bills.

House OKs state audit of Perry enterprise fund

Rick Perry's deal-closing Texas Enterprise Fund would receive a state audit under a bill close to clearing the state Legislature.

Texas Senate votes to weaken university regents

Rick Perry in the latest move in a struggle between the Legislature and the executive office over higher education.

Texas House considers term limits referendum

The House is considering asking voters to approve term limits for future officeholders - which could send a message to Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history.

Political disclosure bill nears final passage in Legislature

Senate-passed legislation requiring politically active non-profit organizations to reveal their contributors won preliminary approval in the Texas House on Monday, moving it within striking...

Perry: Special session if no $1.8B in tax cuts

Rick Perry is threatening to call a special legislative session if lawmakers don't send him a budget with $1.8 billion in tax cuts.

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

"Unfortunately, the state of Texas is not receiving the support from your administration that is needed to obtain our water from Mexico," Gov. Rick Perry wrote in a recent letter to President Obama.

Business tax bills headed for House floor

Rick Perry says the Texas Legislature must pass tax relief, and Texas House Republicans are ready to try.

Chambers get behind Medicaid | Texas Legislature | News from Fort Worth, Dallas,...

"The eight other Republican governors were just as opposed to this initially as Rick Perry," said Mansfield, who met with him in February.

Perry standing pat on Medicaid expansion

Rick Perry is feeling pressure to expand health care coverage to more than 1.5 million people under Medicaid, he sure isn't showing it.

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Texas blast can't shake distrust of regulation

WEST, Texas - Five days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant leveled a wide swath of town, Gov.

Quotations of the day

- Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee, saying he is disgusted...

AUSTIN, Texas: Perry disgusted by cartoon depicting explosion

Ohman posted that he had received "varying levels of concern about the cartoon depicting Gov.

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Sheldon Adelson-Backed Super PAC's Funds Boost Georgia Nonprofit

Simmons and Contran donated $19.5 million to American Crossroads, $2.3 million to Restore Our...

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On Perry being governor for the 2015 session.

GOP Rep. Confronts Ousted IRS Chief About Scandal, Gov't 'Drunk On Power': 'Is...

Or maybe it's just my intolerance that won't let me see what a genius Rick Perry actually is...

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Texas governor demands apology over newspaper's plant blast cartoon

"Jack Ohman's cartoon of April 25 made a strong statement about Gov.

Texas governor nominates judge to fill post of fallen DA

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Texas Governor Vows to 'Hunt Down' Prosecutors' Killers

We're going to punish you," Perry said.