Rick Perry Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Rick Perry.
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members ...
Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday. In Granbury, the area hardest hit by Wednesday night's exceptionally strong tornado, workers are trying to restore water ...
Perry shrugs off claim he's derailing budget talks
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday shrugged off suggestions by top Democrats that his office is holding up delicate negotiations on the Texas budget by pressuring Republicans to steer money away from public education. The governor, holding a special ceremony to sign into law a measure that aims to protect against ...
Texas House approves Morton criminal justice bill
The House on Monday approved the Michael Morton Act, a measure designed to prevent wrongful convictions and named in honor of a Texan who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. It would create a uniform "open file" policy in Texas, compelling prosecutors to ...
Highlights from around the Capitol
Following a week of wobbly talks over a new Texas budget, House and Senate negotiators met publicly Monday to settle some of the fine print and described making "very positive" progress in private about big-ticket items. There are two weeks left to strike a deal on those major spending items ...
Hundreds of House bills dead _ at least for now
The final gun for passing legislation proposed by lawmakers in the Texas House sounded Friday, killing hundreds of bills, most of which never even made it to the floor for debate. While bills still have a few more days to win approval in the Senate or be revived as a ...
Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda
Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared. The president chose the bustling Texas capital as a backdrop ...
Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District ...
Perry: Special session if no $1.8B in tax cuts
With still more than two weeks to go in Texas' legislative session, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday it's too early to issue ultimatums to lawmakers. Then he promptly issued one: Pass more tax cuts or work through the summer. Perry threatened to call legislators back after the session ends May ...
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
Waco Tribune-Herald. May 5, 2013. If no one tells the feds, then are we responsible for disasters such as West's? Two weeks ago, with the ruins of the West Fertilizer Company still smoldering, preliminary reporting by the Trib suggested that, for all the state and federal agencies charged with oversight, ...
Man accused of shooting officer fights Iowa return
Authorities say a man arrested in Texas in connection with the shooting of an Iowa police officer is fighting extradition back to the state. The Sioux City Journal (http://bit.ly/107pFHE ) reports 21-year-old Jamal Dean has indicated to authorities that he intends to fight extradition. He is in a maximum security ...
NRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over
Leaders of the National Rifle Association, an influential gun rights group, told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Proponents of gun control also asserted that they are in ...
NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume ...
Connecticut gun company considering Horry County
A Connecticut gun manufacturer is considering locating in Horry County after that state passed stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook School shootings. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports (http://bit.ly/Yj3QV4 ) Horry County is one of six locations around the country being considered for the ...
Fresh off victory, top US gun lobby has convention
The powerful U.S. gun lobby has spent much of the past year under siege, defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting mounting pressure for stricter laws across the country. Now, after a major victory over President Barack Obama with the defeat of a gun control ...
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting back against mounting pressure for stricter laws in Washington and state capitols across the country. Now, after winning a major victory over President Barack ...
2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stages
The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office ...
Former South Texas prosecutor charged with perjury
An ex-prosecutor has been charged with perjury in her defense of a South Texas man charged with killing his baby. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (http://bit.ly/132kBpl ) reports a Jackson County grand jury April 5 indicted Anna Jimenez on four counts of aggravated perjury. She's free on $10,000 bail. Gov. Rick ...
Authorities: Texas blast probe may be done May 10
The investigation of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will likely finish within the next two weeks, state authorities told lawmakers Wednesday, but they also warned that the cause of the catastrophic blast might never be known. "As you can imagine, with this explosion site and the complexities ...
Water fund bill dies in Texas House
A plan to transfer $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to create a water infrastructure bank failed Monday because the author broke a parliamentary rule about when such a bill could be considered. The error was pointed out by House Democrats who were frustrated that the Republican-controlled Legislature was ...
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