January 27, 2012 12:32 pm by: Ben Philpott
Texas Gov. Rick Perry made light of his "Oops" in Michigan, but he also scored a few points on foreign policy in last night's South Carolina GOP presidential debate. Photo by Ben Philpott for KUT News.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released some details on the cost of providing security for Governor Rick Perry during his presidential campaign.
The bill comes to almost $800,000 for the governor’s security detail between September and part of November. Most of that was for trips out of state during his election campaign.
Security costs for the rest of Perry’s presidential campaign, which ended last week, will be released later.
Some Democrats have called on Perry to reimburse the state for the security costs. Perry’s office has said he will not do that, because he’s promoting Texas anywhere he travels....
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With his presidential campaign collapsed, Governor Rick Perry must now get back to work in Texas. But after a poor performance on the national stage, what's in store for Perry as he re-engages in state politics?
Rick Perry is considered by some to be the most powerful governor Texas has ever had. Perry's appointees fill just about every available slot on all the agencies and boards in state government. ...
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In the second set of results, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll finds that Gov. Rick Perry's campaign theme of creating jobs in Texas is falling flat...in Texas. The poll of likely voters in next March's Republican primary found that almost two-thirds of respondents gave more credit to...
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Herman Cain and Rick Perry are in a statistical dead heat among Texas voters who say they’ll cast ballots in the Republican primary next spring. A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of 400 likely voters put Cain at 27 percent, one point ahead of Governor Perry.
UT Government Professor...
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Texas Governor Rick Perry is taking steep drops in the latest opinion polls taken in key early primary states. The Perry campaign has indicated that the governor may not participate in some upcoming GOP presidential debates.
"There is a potential glut of debates ahead after one on November 9th...
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When Texas Governor Rick Perry rolled out his plan to cut taxes and shrink the federal budget, he also listed 5 new principles on how to fix Social Security. One of those was to allow states and local governments the ability to opt out of the program and come up with a local private system.
In...
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Texas Democrats have not been a force to be reckoned with during Rick Perry’s ten years serving as governor. In fact, the Democrats have failed to win a statewide election since before the turn of the century. According to an op-ed in the November issue of Texas Monthly, that may be bad news for...
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In the debate in Las Vegas this week, Republican presidential candidates focused almost exclusively on the economy and immigration. All of them ignored one of Nevada’s and the nation’s other key issues: water. But the next president’s role in water allocation will be far different from this...
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Governor Rick Perry will take the stage with his GOP presidential rivals for a debate in Las Vegas tonight.
Political watchers are waiting to see if Perry will use this debate to try to make a comeback. He's had poor debate performances, sagging poll numbers and is losing some support to...
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A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio is taking up maps drawn by the Texas Legislature for new Texas House and Congressional districts. The plans have drawn criticism for possibly being unfair to minority voters.
With deadlines looming, though, judges wonder if there’s enough time to...
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Dozens of Occupy Austin protestors were arrested Sunday morning, most on trespassing charges for violating a city rule for distributing food after 10 p.m. on the city hall plaza. That marked the first significant round of arrests sincethe Occupy Austin movement started outside City Hall nearly a...
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Statements by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson,have drawn plenty of attention since the Austin American-Statesman's PolitiFact Texas launched in 2007. KUT News’ Nathan Bernier talked with the Statesman's Gardner Selby about some of the GOP presidential hopeful's statements, including one that...
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Gov. Rick Perry launched his presidential bid in South Carolina. Today, he made another important stop there, as he works to secure what could be a must-win state to keep his campaign alive.
A handful of South Carolina state lawmakers, including its Speaker of the House, joined Perry in the...
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Gov. Rick Perry will release more details of his jobs and economic plan at a speech today in South Carolina.
One part of the plan is expected to focus on passing a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to balance the nation’s budget.
Texas has a constitutional requirement for a...
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Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared to have turned in his strongest debate performance of his Presidential campaign last night in Las Vegas. Instead of defending his record as governor -- Perry went on the offensive against his chief opponent Mitt Romney.
Governor Perry spent the first 30 minutes...
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The recession has stripped African-Americans of 30 years of economic gains, according Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League.
Morial was in Austin Friday to speak to a leadership summit hosted by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators.
"It has been difficult for...
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