Texas businessmen: Obama executive action on immigration appears imminent
President Barack Obama is preparing to take executive action on immigration, possibly within the next two months, according to a group of Texas businessmen who met Friday with senior White House...
View ArticleNH GOP gives Perry vote of confidence ahead of visit
AUSTIN — If Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment is giving pause to Republicans in early-voting states, it wasn’t showing Monday morning as the New Hampshire GOP scoffed at the charges and said it can’t wait...
View ArticleBiden to travel to Austin on Friday
AUSTIN — Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Austin on Friday night, according to the White House. He is scheduled to attend a reception for the Democratic National Committee at 7:30 p.m. at Brazos...
View ArticlePerry to say U.S. has ‘every reason to act’ on Islamic State group
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry is expected to use a speech Tuesday afternoon in London to discuss the choices Western countries face in dealing with the threat of Islamic extremism, an opportunity for the...
View ArticleRickPAC raises $181K in first 2 months
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s new political action committee raised roughly $181,000 in its first two months in hopes of influencing the midterm elections, according to a report filed Wednesday evening...
View ArticlePerry’s RickPAC goes all in on New Hampshire in October
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s political fund is widening its footprint in another state that could be crucial to his presidential prospects, unloading more than $60,000 for Republicans in New Hampshire...
View ArticlePerry to declare U.S. has come to another ‘time for choosing’
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the speech that launched Ronald Reagan’s political career with his own lecture Monday night declaring the United States has reached...
View ArticleHillary Clinton endorses Wendy Davis, stars in robo-call
AUSTIN – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is officially throwing her support behind Wendy Davis, starring in a robo-call for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and issuing an endorsement...
View ArticlePerry to barnstorm N.H. in post-midterms trip
AUSTIN — With the midterms over, Gov. Rick Perry is wasting no time tending to his presidential ambitions, heading Sunday to New Hampshire for a two-day trip. Perry is headlining six public events in...
View ArticlePerry continues road trip with S.C. swing
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry spent Veterans Day in South Carolina, marking his second consecutive two-day swing through a state known to attract potential presidential candidates. Perry’s 2012 bid for the...
View ArticleAbbott to meet with Obama at White House
AUSTIN — As he prepares his 31st lawsuit against Barack Obama, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott is heading to the White House to meet the president in person. Abbott is among six newly elected governors who are...
View ArticleAbbott ‘staying out of’ 2016 GOP presidential primary
AUSTIN — Don’t expect Gov.-elect Greg Abbott to wade into what could be a Texas-sized primary for his party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Asked Sunday morning if he has a favorite among the several...
View ArticlePerry slates Iowa trip after leaving office
AUSTIN — Just days after he leaves office, Gov. Rick Perry is returning to Iowa for an inaugural gathering of conservative activists hosted by firebrand congressman Steve King. Jeff Marschner, a...
View ArticleHow Abbott’s meeting with Obama went, according to Abbott
AUSTIN — Gov.-elect Greg Abbott on Thursday morning offered a lengthy account of perhaps his most unlikely meeting since being elected in November: coming face-to-face with his favorite litigant in...
View ArticleCarson hits political insiders, but doesn’t name names
AUSTIN — As he sharpens his rationale for an insurgent bid for the White House, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson increasingly is taking aim at the political insiders he likely would be up against — but...
View ArticleRick Perry calls indictment ‘badge of honor’
AUSTIN — Former Gov. Rick Perry made clear Wednesday night he is not ashamed of his indictment on abuse-of-power charges, likening it to a “badge of honor” for fighting a prosecution he has long held...
View ArticleRick Perry adds senior adviser to likely 2016 bid
AUSTIN – Former Gov. Rick Perry’s likely 2016 presidential campaign continued to take shape Wednesday with the addition of Republican pollster Greg Strimple. Strimple, president of Idaho-based public...
View ArticleRick Perry assembles Iowa team for possible presidential bid
AUSTIN – Former Gov. Rick Perry has brought on board four longtime Republican operatives to help him assemble a likely 2016 presidential campaign in Iowa. RickPAC, Perry’s political action committee,...
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