AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry told a conservative conference on Friday that he is a dues-paying, card-carrying member of the AFL-CIO labor union, as part of a larger discussion about successful Republican messaging strategies.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will speak at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the end of January hosted by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Citizens United, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
AUSTIN, Texas – Former State Representative Sid Miller was sworn-in as the twelfth Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture on Wednesday. The oath was administered by former Ag Commissioner, Texas Governor Rick Perry. The ceremony was held on the
Former US Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum declared that he can beat other potential challengers in the 2016 GOP presidential race and that he would announce his run in “several months” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.
AUSTIN, Texas — A veritable who’s who of Texas politics gathered in the Texas Senate chamber to celebrate the swearing in of Texas’ new Attorney General, Ken Paxton. He took the oath of office from his predecessor, outgoing Attorney General and soon to be Governor, Greg Abbott.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, outgoing-Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) offered up some of his plans once leaving office, which mostly deal with a potential 2016 run for the Republican presidential nomination. Perry explained that he would be
With Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s (R) pledge to sign open carry legislation once it reaches his desk, and state lawmakers introducing six open carry bills since the November 4 midterm elections, it appears Texas is getting closer to the open
The law known as the Texas DREAM Act will face a “big revampor repeal” according to one incoming State Senator. The measure passed into lawduring the 2001 legislative session and provides for in-state tuition forcertain children of illegal immigrants. The
In response to “Are You Smart Enough to be President of the United States?”: This reminds me of the running gag about the hapless Senator Bedfellow in the “Bloom County” comic strip, forever facing rigged “gotcha” questions from the satirical
Barack Obama and Rick Perry both got into the news by quoting the Bible recently. In Obama’s case, the quote wasn’t even accurate, but of course he gets a total pass. Plumping for his illegal amnesty orders at a campaign
AUSTIN, Texas — Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General and Governor-elect, will stay out of the 2016 Republican Presidential race, and will not endorse any candidate during the primary, even those with a Texas connection. In an appearance on NBC’s
BRENHAM, Texas — State Representative Lois Kolkhorst celebrated her decisive victory in the Senate District 18 election with family and grassroots supporters in Brenham last night. A special election was called when Senator Glenn Hegar resigned after he won his
AUSTIN, Texas — Outgoing Texas Governor Rick Perry invited several Austin area political reporters to the Capitol for coffee and a chance to reminisce about his time in office. Wrapping up his fourteenth year in office, Perry is the state’s
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Rick Perry announced on Wednesday an executive order requiring all Texas state agencies to use “E-Verify” to check the employment eligibility of current and prospective employees. The announcement was a reversal of his past public comments
Texas Governor Rick Perry said the Obama Administration’s actions on immigration have effectively placed a “neon sign” on the border, inviting more illegal immigrants to enter the United States. “As i have reiterated over the years, without border security immigration
AUSTIN, Texas — The deployment of National Guard troops that Texas Governor Rick Perry ordered in response to the border crisis is set to be phased out under a recommendation from the Texas Legislative Budget Board released on Monday. The
Sources close to Texas Gov. Rick Perry claim he will “meet in person with more than 500 major donors and bundlers from around the country in December,” at a major gathering in Texas designed to set the stage for a
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a non-profit free market think tank based in Austin, has announced plans for its thirteenth annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature. The event will be held January 7 – 9,
AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-one more Texas House Republican Representatives and Representatives-elect have endorsed Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) for re-election as Speaker, despite concerns from conservative grassroots activists and pro-life advocates that Straus is too moderate on the abortion issue.
Common Core has quickly become the issue that could very well derail any future state or federal elections, especially those hotly contested Republican primary races.During a panel discussion at the annual RGA meeting in Florida, Ohio Governor John Kasich backed
AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas is set to pull back the Texas National Guard from the Mexican border with claims of replacing them with state troopers and technology. Contrary to widespread belief, Texas leaders did not did not deploy
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) is now virtually guaranteed to be victorious in his re-election for Speaker, as thirty five more Republican State Representatives announced this week that they would endorse him. Straus
AUSTIN, Texas — The Dallas Morning News unfairly attacked Texas Governor Rick Perry in a story this weekend saying that Perry “tried to force [Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg] from office for drunken driving,” and that he had “cited outrage at
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas House Republicans are poised to show that the sanctity of unborn life is a matter they can compromise on in order to achieve legislative success on other issues in the coming Texas legislative session. The House Republicans are expected
State Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) sent a letter to Governor Rick Perry announcing his resignation from the office of State Senator for Senate District 18. The move comes shortly after the Senator’s election to statewide office to become the 25th
Texas is the nation’s leading state for future job growth, according to Forbes’ annual Best States for Business and Careers rankings. 2.1 million jobs have been created under Governor Rick Perry, who took office in 2000. This “represents 30% of the
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Rick Perry announced on Friday that the special election to fill the Texas State Senate District 18 seat, vacated by Comptroller-Elect Glenn Hegar, would be scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2014. Hegar, a Republican from Katy,
AUSTIN, Texas — The day before Veteran’s Day, Texas leaders launched a new “Texas Veterans Initiative” that will commit more than $1 million in funding to a public-private partnership to provide expanded mental health services for Texas’ veterans. The news
HOUSTON, Texas — Governor-Elect Greg Abbott named Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos to be the next Secretary of State for Texas. Cascos will replace the current Secretary of State, Nandita Berry who was appointed to the position earlier this year
GRANTHAM, New Hampshire — Texas Governor Rick Perry wasn’t expecting to be asked sexually explicit questions while he spoke at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire — but that’s exactly what happened. One student asked the governor if he would
Fourteen lawyers and scholars are set to file a request in state district court on Monday for a dismissal of the felony charges against Texas Governor Rick Perry. The 14 individuals include some notable figures on both sides of the
AUSTIN, Texas — Monday was the first day which Texas legislators could file bills for consideration during the 2015 Legislative Session, and as per tradition, some of the first bills filed seem destined to be among the most buzzworthy. One
LOS ANGELES, California—In an exclusive interview at Breitbart News Network’s headquarters, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said President Barack Obama would cement a legacy of being the worst president in American history if he moves forward on executive amnesty. “I don’t
AUSTIN, Texas — The 2014 midterm elections are over and Texas Governor Rick Perry can rest assured that he will leave office in January with the state’s government firmly in Republican hands. Now Perry’s attention is turning back to the
Further diminishing the left’s desire to “turn Texas blue,” trends show that Latino voters in the Lone Star State are increasingly voting Republican. Texas is the state with the second-largest Latino population, and Republicans there made a significant effort to
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You’ll read some thorough, well-researched analysis about what the 2014 midterm election wave means for various potential 2016 presidential candidates. I think the time is right for some guy out in flyover country to whip a quick post off the
UPDATE: Judge Richardson will rule on the motion by Perry’s attorneys to disqualify McCrum as special prosecutor next week, probably Wednesday or Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — After attending his first pretrial hearing in thecriminal case against him, Texas Governor Rick Perry, accompanied by his
Though the mainstream press, liberals, and establishment Republicans incessantly declare that Republicans can’t win Hispanics without passing massive amnesty legislation, two Republicans who ran on border security and against amnesty received a significant amount of support from Latino voters on
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry is making his first court appearance in the criminal case against him Thursday at Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in downtown Austin. At issue in Thursday’s hearing are two motions by Perry’s defense counsel,
The results of the actual elections are in — let’s see what we can learn from what voters told exit pollsters yesterday. First, the American electorate is getting older. According to CNN’s exit polling data, two-thirds of voters were 45
