Proposal To Ban Texting While Driving Moves Forward
HOUSTON (CBS Houston) A proposal that would ban texting on mobile devices while driving has moved forward in the Texas Capitol. The House Transportation Committee voted 6 to 1 in favor of the bill on...
View ArticleTexas Governor Visits Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come to Connecticut in search of gun manufacturing and other jobs while talking up the importance of competition. Perry met privately with gun...
View ArticlePerry: Obamacare A ‘Criminal Act’ Against Young Americans
File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Photo by Stewart F. House/Getty Images) Bergen County, N.J. (CBS HOUSTON) – At a campaign event for U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that...
View ArticlePerry: ‘We Don’t Have The Resources’ To Secure The Texas Border
HOUSTON (CBS HOUSTON) – Governor Rick Perry, R-Tex., said that the Lone Star State is being flooded with “record high numbers” of people from terrorist-linked countries, and that Texas simply doesn’t...
View ArticlePerry: Legal Bills Will Be Paid Using Campaign Funds, Not Taxpayer Dollars
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry says any future legal bills he incurs fighting two felony indictments will be paid for with campaign funds, not taxpayer dollars. Perry has spent...
View ArticlePerry Tests 2016 Presidential Prospects In New Hampshire Visit
Portsmouth, N.H. (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is testing his presidential prospects in New Hampshire as he defiantly dismisses a recent indictment and tries to convince voters that he’s an improved...
View ArticlePerry’s 2016 Hopes To Balance Job Creation, 2011 Debate Flub
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry would like to run for president in 2016 as a proven job-creator who modeled Texas’ strong economy in his own political gunslinger image and says he can do the...
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