The latest Rick Perry news from The Texas Tribune.
New poll numbers and the national healthcare debate aside, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has decided she will hold on to her seat until after the March primary. A new poll has Gov. Rick Perry 11 percentage points ahead of Sen. Hutchison. That Rasmussen poll comes just 10 days after the UT/Texas Tribune Poll showing Perry ahead by 12 points. . Full Story
Governor Rick Perry, speaking in Austin before KBH's non-resignation announcement, suggesting his opponent should stay in office. Full Story
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Kay Bailey Hutchison won't resign from the Senate to run for governor. Hutchison and her aides began calling other Republicans Friday afternoon to tell them to make other plans. Full Story
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Rick Perry leads Kay Bailey Hutchison by 11 points in a new Rasmussen survey that's out this morning. Full Story
It’s beginning to look a lot like primary season. Full Story
Should the state set limits on political contributions? Depends on which candidate you ask. Full Story
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For many who call the border home, all the guns, all the money, all the technology, and all the police badges have done little to address the problems that make their lives insecure. Full Story
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Rick Perry's campaign spokesman says the governor opposes limits on contributions and thinks the solution is transparency, so that voters know who's backing whom. Full Story
Ben Philpott reports on the gubernatorial candidates' stands on campaign finance. Some want reform. Some want the status quo. Full Story
Hmm, maybe the Great Burka is right. Full Story
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One little speech and everybody’s all atwitter. Full Story
In some places, the governor's border security efforts have led to a reduction in crime — in rural counties, for instance, where there aren't many people and there wasn't much crime to begin with. But in large urban counties like El Paso and Webb, it's a different story. Full Story
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Watch Governor Rick Perry's Wednesday speech at the Midland County Republican Women's luncheon, where he claims President Barack Obama is "beyond not caring about Texas." Full Story
There was a bittersweet note of unity preceding what will undoubtedly prove a poignant Veteran’s Day. Full Story
The Web site where you can view border cameras isn't getting the predicted traffic, calling into question the program's law enforcement impact. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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Part Two of Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry Full Story
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Governor Rick Perry is the subject of the latest video in our Stump Interrupted series, which marries trivia bubbles with purposely newsless stump speeches. In this installment, Perry's late-October address to the Lake Travis Republican Women's Club gets, well, interrupted. Full Story