The latest Griffin Perry news from The Texas Tribune.
Gov. Rick Perry has said the Rainy Day Fund should be preserved as an insurance policy against natural disasters, but Texas can't actually dip into it until the next legislative session — in 2013. Full Story
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Rick Perry, who once said he was “intrigued and open” to an amnesty program for illegal Mexican workers, is now courting the support of a famous immigration hardliner: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. Full Story
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a past GOP presidential contender, had a warning for Gov. Rick Perry today: His Social Security talk won't help him win Florida. Full Story
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Excerpt from an interview between Jay Root and Sheriff Joe Arpaio about Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
Excerpt from an interview between Jay Root and Sheriff Joe Arpaio about Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
Excerpt from an interview between Jay Root and Sheriff Joe Arpaio about Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
Excerpt from an interview between Jay Root and Sheriff Joe Arpaio about Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech — and what he would do differently. Full Story
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Having reasserted his controversial belief that Social Security is a “monstrous lie” and a “Ponzi scheme,” Gov. Rick Perry heads today to Florida, a big state, rich in delegates, with a key early primary — and home to many older voters. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during a memorial service Sunday at the Texas State Cemetery. Full Story
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Did the federal government drag its feet in providing disaster relief to the victims of the devastating Bastrop County fires? It depends on whom you ask. It's the latest chapter in a dispute between Texas and the feds that began in April. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry had been expected to appear in Bastrop County today to tour areas damaged by wildfires and hold a press briefing, but after state and local officials spoke at the briefing, aides said that the governor had remained in Austin. Full Story
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M. Smith on Rick Perry's allergic reaction to federal school money, E. Smith elicits Ted Cruz's take on David Dewhurst, Root and Ramshaw cover Perry's first presidential debate, Ramshaw and Aguilar poke at Perry's immigration record and how it plays among Republicans, Hamilton on the dash for top status among Texas colleges, Galbraith on an environmental ruling from the White House that got conservative applause and one that didn't, Grissom has the latest on the Willingham arson case and the state's plans to look at other fires and Aaronson's widget for comparing the presidential candidates: The best of our best content from Sept. 5 to 9, 2011. Full Story
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One of the oddest moments of the GOP presidential primary debate occurred when the audience burst into applause in response to a recap of Gov. Rick Perry’s record of presiding over 234 executions. Should anyone be surprised by the reaction? Full Story
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The Texas Forensic Science Commission said it would not issue a finding of misconduct against the state fire marshal in the Cameron Todd Willingham arson case. But the commission agreed to implement a review of other arson cases. Full Story
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Ever since a photo of Gov. Rick Perry with a hand on U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's arm and a finger in his face emerged after the GOP debate, the media and even Paul's supporters have been aflutter. Paul has revealed what really happened. Full Story
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The Tribune's Emily Ramshaw discusses the takeaway from Gov. Rick Perry's debut on national television and previews his next challenge: the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Florida. Full Story
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Ray Perry’s son apparently learned a little something at home from the county commissioner. As governor, Rick Perry is at his best — and many Perry haters will grudgingly confirm this — when there’s a hurricane, a tornado, a flood or other natural disaster. Full Story
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As Gov. Rick Perry adjusts to his front-runner status for the Republican presidential nomination, his opponents are planting seeds of doubt about how tough the border state’s longest-serving governor has been on illegal immigration. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is still in the maybe column in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. But Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, says he won't run for that federal job; he might be looking instead at the lieutenant governor's post in 2014. Full Story
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