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Gov. Perry Tours Granbury Neighborhood Hit By Tornado

GRANBURY (AP) – Gov. Rick Perry says the tornado-wrought devastation in a North Texas neighborhood is almost incomprehensible. Perry toured Granbury on Friday, two days after a tornado left six people dead in the city […]

2013/05/17

Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a press conference ahead of the memorial service for slain Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland on April 4, 2013. (credit: KTVT/KTXA)

Gov. Perry Disgusted By Political Cartoon Depicting West Explosion

Gov. Rick Perry is expressing “disgust and disappointment” at a cartoon in a California newspaper that depicts him boasting about business booming in Texas just before a major explosion.

2013/04/26

Texas Governor Rick Perry participates in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on "the role of free enterprise in job creation" on May 3, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas Lawmakers Pushing Back On Gov. Perry In 2013

Governor Rick Perry revved up for a presidential bid in 2011 by showing the country who’s boss in Texas: He slashed spending, tightened abortion restrictions and declared illegal immigration a state emergency. He’s not calling the shots anymore.

2013/04/26

West Plant Explosion (credit: Getty Images)

Texas Town Grieves For Dead First Responders

Two days after the fertilizer facility exploded in a blinding fireball, authorities announced Friday that they had recovered 14 bodies, confirming for the first time an exact number of people killed.

2013/04/19

West Official Says Initial Missing Person Count Too High

It’s been a frustrating couple of days for those who are waiting on word from their loved ones in the town of West.

CBS 11–2013/04/19

Gov. Perry Calls For $1.6B In Business Tax Cuts

Gov. Rick Perry is backing $1.6 billion in business tax cuts, even though he concedes it may mean tapping Texas’ once-untouchable cash reserves.

2013/04/15

Texas Senate Urges Gun Makers To Relocate In State

The Texas Senate is sending a message to gun makers across the country: C’mon down, the Lone Star State wants you. The Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill encouraging Governor Rick Perry’s office to recruit gun manufacturers to Texas.

2013/04/09

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sp

Gov. Perry Calls Thatcher’s Death ‘End Of An Era’

Gov. Rick Perry says former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher “served with grace, dignity and an ‘iron’ will.”

2013/04/08

Firearms Company Relocating To North Texas

A firearms company that makes AR-15 style rifles for the iconic brand Colt, will open a plant in Breckenridge in Stephens County. Oregon company Bold Ideas confirmed the development Friday.

2013/04/05

I-Team: Acting Kaufman County DA Named, Governor Has Three Weeks To Appoint Replacement

The CBS 11 I-Team confirmed two attorneys have already thrown their names in the hat for the Kaufman DA vacancy.

CBS 11–2013/04/01

Former Texas Republican Party chairman Tom Pauken. (credit: The Texas Tribune)

Former State GOP Head Pauken Running For Governor

Governor Rick Perry has drawn his first major primary opponent in the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. Former state Republican Party chairman Tom Pauken appointed a campaign treasurer Thursday.

2013/03/21