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Perry Set To Deliver Farewell Speech
Gov. Rick Perry is delivering a farewell address to the Texas Legislature in Austin on Thursday, capping his 14-year term with a final tribute to his own accomplishments.
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Gov. Rick Perry is delivering a farewell address to the Texas Legislature in Austin on Thursday, capping his 14-year term with a final tribute to his own accomplishments.
Without Gov. Rick Perry at the helm for the first time in 14 years, the Texas Legislature returned Tuesday under new Republican leadership that vows lower taxes and looser gun laws but is also confronting party infighting and plunging oil prices that threaten conservative promises.
Gov. Rick Perry and old friend and former 2012 presidential rival Newt Gingrich are set to share a stage in Austin.
Rick Perry is a giant in Texas politics. And after serving 14 years as Governor, he's spending his final days in office.
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Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday declined an offer from Texas A&M University to rename an iconic 100-year-old academic building on the campus after the outgoing state leader.
Gov. Rick Perry could get a building named for him at the campus where he graduated in 1972. Texas A&M will consider changing the name of the Academic Building.
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Governor Rick Perry's defense team says the two felony abuse of power indictments against him are unconstitutional, but not because he's above the law.
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The special prosecutor leading the felony abuse of power case against Gov. Rick Perry says the charges deserve to be heard by a Texas jury, not quashed on constitutional grounds.
Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony charges that accuse him of abusing his power when he vetoed funding for public corruption prosecutors.
Without Gov. Rick Perry on the ballot for the first time since 2000, Texas politics is poised to undergo a major shake-up, starting at the top of the ticket in the governor's race.
Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday afternoon announced his plans for a fully equipped and trained Ebola containment facility, and it is located in Richardson.
Gov. Rick Perry on Friday joined calls for an air travel ban from countries hit hardest by Ebola, saying that air travel is how Ebola crosses borders and how it arrived in Texas.
Gov. Rick Perry is to discussing the state's Ebola prevention efforts with the media after cutting a European trip short to lead that response.
Members of a Texas task force on Ebola have scheduled their first public hearing as a nurse who contracted the disease remains hospitalized in Dallas.
Gov. Rick Perry must appear for a court hearing on October 31. A judge set the date Monday for a pretrial hearing to discuss procedural issues.
Gov. Rick Perry is visiting Army troops in Fort Hood on Thursday before they deploy to Africa on a mission to support U.S. efforts to contain and eradicate the Ebola virus.
Gov. Rick Perry announced on Monday that he is creating a state task force to ensure that Texas appropriately responds to infectious diseases like the Ebola virus.
In a motion Monday, Perry's attorneys asked the judge to let him miss an Oct. 13 pretrial hearing due to "long-standing plans to be in Europe" all that week.
Republican Gov. Rick Perry says Texas adequately funded public schools on his watch and still believes in offering in-state tuition rates to students who are living in the country without legal permission.
Rick Perry cites Joan Rivers' death in defense of controversial Anti-Abortion Law
Gov. Rick Perry will join other dignitaries in College Station at the dedication of what's described as a national pandemic influenza vaccine facility.
In other posts, she describes officers not as "first responders" but as police who brutalize people.
The school district said the incident happened inside a small classroom with fewer than 10 students.
The mother of three and grandmother calls herself a "global media executive" and "mindset coach."
City officials have notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, while staff continue to monitor the situation.
The call came in just before 2:15 p.m. at Texas Industrial Scrap Iron, located in the 3800 block of Commerce Street at NE 28th Street.
In other posts, she describes officers not as "first responders" but as police who brutalize people.
The school district said the incident happened inside a small classroom with fewer than 10 students.
The mother of three and grandmother calls herself a "global media executive" and "mindset coach."
City officials have notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, while staff continue to monitor the situation.
The call came in just before 2:15 p.m. at Texas Industrial Scrap Iron, located in the 3800 block of Commerce Street at NE 28th Street.
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Sammy Mukherjee denied all the accusations, but declined to get into details about the investment deals.
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In North Carolina, Harris took note of falling inflation but added, "Still, we know that many Americans don't yet feel that progress in their daily lives."
Trump has not appeared at an outdoor rally since mid-July, when a gunman took several shots, grazing his ear.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together to announce lower costs on 10 prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.
Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City.
Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month, announced she wants to fill the remainder of her mother's term.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
Trader Joe's reports 14 incidents of high flames, a handful resulting in minor burns and limited property damage.
Staring at an iPad screen too much may keep little kids from learning to control their emotions, a new study finds.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen for treating PTSD. It says another study will take "several years."
Perchlorate is found in a wide variety of foods, especially products popular with babies and kids, advocacy group says.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
The first-ever women's soccer team, Dallas Trinity FC, makes its big debut this weekend.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.
The playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.
Team USA's Jordan Chiles took to Instagram to open up about the loss of her bronze medal.
Texas, the defending World Series champions, stopped a three-game losing streak and won for just the fifth time in its last 18 games.
"The Hollywood Squares" became an American cultural institution and made Peter Marshall a household name.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
"F-1 Trillion," the new album from one of the biggest pop stars in the world, features Post Malone's duets with some of the biggest names in country, including Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and Dolly Parton.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
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A stolen vehicle led officers on a chase that started in Rockwall County and ended in downtown Dallas. The chase concluded when a police officer used the PIT maneuver – or Precision Immobilization Technique – to stop the vehicle.
Cheryl Polote Williamson of Dallas calls herself a "global media executive" and "mindset coach." Not only is she a mother of three and a grandmother, she is so much more. She encourages, cajoles and pushes women to make the most of what she calls the "second act."
Lawmakers at the Texas Capitol held hearings this week to discuss taxpayer-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). The proposed ESAs would allow parents to use state funds for private schooling and other educational expenses.
A Texas Christian University professor is in hot water after her comments on social media rubbed some Tarrant County leaders the wrong way.
Navarro County educator is in the hospital Friday after the Corsicana Independent School District said she suffered severe injuries due to a disruption in a classroom.
Stars, stripes and plenty of fun in the sun is how Fort Worth celebrates the Fourth of July.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.