Rick Perry Vetoes U.T. Center For Mexican American Studies Funding
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) vetoed $1.5 million in funding Friday that would have expanded the Center for Mexican-American Studies at the state’s flagship university, local media report. The veto dashed...
View ArticleWendy Davis for Texas
In my latest column, I suggested Democratic donors begin a national effort to define key 2014 races and support -- generously -- massive new initiatives to register and turn out voters. Here I suggest...
View ArticleGOP Voters Favor Ted Cruz in 2016 Presidential Primary, UT/Texas Tribune...
(Source: The University of Texas System) June 17, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas - If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, Republican voters in Texas would strongly favor U.S. Sen....
View ArticleCruz vs. Perry for president? No contest say Cruz-loving Texans
As for Texas Republicans, a contest between Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Rick Perry for president would be no contest. Cruz is the overwhelming choice in a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. The...
View ArticlePerry vetoes 'resign to run' bill for Railroad Commissioners
HBJ file photo Gov. Rick Perry said voters should decide any changes to the Railroad Commission. Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal | | | Gov. on Friday vetoed an ethics reform bill that would have...
View ArticleCapitol Steps: With veto dust settled, which Texas bills won and lost?
AUSTIN — The Legislature sent Gov. Rick Perry more than 1,430 would-be laws. By the end of last week, the Republican governor had nixed just over two dozen of them. He drew heavy fire from Democrats...
View ArticleLetters to the editor 06/17
Re: June 11 article, “Governor signs law curbing number of tests.” I am a retired educator, and I want to commend Gov. Rick Perry for having the intelligence and courage to curb the number of “hoops”...
View ArticleBickerstaff: Redistricting games begin anew
Here we go again with redistricting – or re-re-redistricting. Statewide...
View ArticleTexas House members back for redistricting
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin to work on redistricting after holding...
View ArticleTexas House members back for redistricting Monday
AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin to work on redistricting after holding hearings across the state. The House is scheduled to convene Monday morning and the Redistricting...
View ArticleDemocrat vows to restore funding for Public Integrity Unit
A Houston Democrat signaled Monday that he and fellow Democrats...
View ArticleSpecial legislative session turns deeply partisan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — If there is one thing more divisive among Texas politicians than drawing political maps, its abortion, and Gov. Rick Perry has added both to the special legislative session under...
View ArticleDemocrats upset that Perry killed ethics bill, integrity unit funding
AUSTIN — Democrats said Monday that Gov. Rick Perry owes lawmakers an explanation and a plan after vetoing money for a public integrity unit and also nixing a retooling of state ethics laws. Rep....
View ArticlePerry wields coercive, unfair veto pen
Before heading northeast this weekend to try to coax companies to move to Texas, Gov. Rick Perry issued 24 vetoes. Particularly egregious to us were...
View ArticleEditorial: Policy vs. politics in Perry’s vetoes
A governor might veto a bill for policy reasons or for political reasons. Sometimes the motives are hard to tell apart, but here’s a tip-off: If the gist of a veto message seems to be, “Because I’m...
View ArticlePerry’s veto of Texas public integrity unit’s funding is shocking
Let's be clear: The problems facing the Travis County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit trace directly back to the Travis County district attorney, Rosemary Lehmberg. If not for her...
View ArticleTexas Democrats complain about ethics vetoes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin, and Democrats are angry about Gov. Rick Perry vetoing...
View ArticleHouse Democrat seeks to restore funding for Public Integrity Unit
A Democratic member of the Texas House on Monday repeatedly reminded the body that the Public Integrity Unit, which investigates politicians’ ethical breaches and motor fuels tax and insurance fraud,...
View ArticleHouse lawmakers take Rick Perry to task for ethics vetoes.
Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said that Gov. Rick Perry owes lawmakers an explanation and a plan after vetoing money for the public integrity unit and also nixing a retooling of state etchics...
View ArticleTurner to contest Perry veto of investigative unit
Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said he would propose a House Concurrent Resolution advocating restoration of funding for the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County district attorney’s office,...
View ArticleTexas Democrats complain about ethics, maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in the Texas House on Monday derided Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the state's ethics watchdog and complained about Republican opposition to making any changes...
View ArticleFunds sought for ethics unit
AUSTIN — Rep. Sylvester Turner on Monday filed a resolution to restore funding to an Austin-based government ethics enforcement unit after Gov. Rick Perry vetoed its $7.5 million state appropriation...
View ArticleTicketed misdemeanor suspects no-shows in court
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Efforts to ease the strain on a Central Texas criminal justice system through a program in which offenders of relatively minor crimes are ticketed and not arrested have left...
View ArticleWhat’s in a poll? More than nothing for Ted Cruz, Rick Perry
What should you make of a statewide preference poll more than a year out from the next gubernatorial/midterm election and more than three years from the next presidential? The answer depends on what...
View ArticleTexas House lawmakers debate youth punishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Members of a key Texas House panel said Tuesday they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the...
View ArticleHouse panel OKs redistricting maps, setting up Thursday vote
State Rep. Drew Darby got the numbers right Tuesday. A day after an embarrassing miscount that led to the failure to pass a House bill outlining boundaries for Texas House districts, the chamber’s...
View ArticleHouse Redistricting Committee passes trio of maps
State Rep. Drew Darby got the numbers right Tuesday. A day after an embarrassing miscount that led to the failure to pass a House bill outlining boundaries for Texas House districts, the chamber’s...
View ArticleTravis Co looks for ways to fund public integrity; Lehmberg vows to continue...
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg spoke to county commissioners who are exploring ways of continuing operations of the Public Integrity Unit. Gov. Rick Perry vetoed the $7.6 million...
View ArticleTravis DA claims responsibility for state corruption cases
In her first public statement since Gov. Rick Perry tried to force her to resign by vetoing funding for her office, Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg said that her office has...
View ArticleTravis County discusses Public Integrity Unit funding; Lehmberg calls Perry...
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg made her first public comments on Tuesday about Gov. Rick Perry’s move Friday to cut about $3.7 million in annual funding to her office. “It feels...
View ArticleDA: Veto doesn't take away ethics responsibility
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County district attorney says she remains responsible for investigating state ethics...
View ArticleTravis County DA: Perry's funding veto doesn't diminish ethics duties
AUSTIN — The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public...
View ArticleTexas DA: veto doesn't take away ethics duties
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the...
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