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President Obama Touts Austin-Area High School

President Barack Obama kicked-off his “Middle-Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour” by touting Austin as a role model for the rest of the nation.

2013/05/09

An 11-year-old boy handles a SIG Sauer SIG556 semi-automatic rifle during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. (credit: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

Republicans Sound Off At NRA Convention

The National Rifle Association held their annual meeting in Houston today. This year’s theme is “Stand and Fight,” and some politicians in attendance had plenty to say about it.

2013/05/03

Members of the Boy Scouts salute during a flag raising. (credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

BSOA Considering Stance On Openly Gay Scouts & Leaders

The Boys Scouts of America, based in Irving, is considering an about face on it’s longstanding
ban on openly gay scouts and leaders.

2013/02/02

Texas Governor Rick Perry prepares for a presidential debate in New Hampshire. (credit: cott Eells-Pool/Getty Images)

Governor Perry: Boy Scouts Should Keep No-Gay Policy

Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn’t soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and suggested that bending the organization to the whims of popular culture is wrong.

2013/02/02

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Planned Parenthood Loses Appeal To Participate In Texas Women’s Health Program

A Texas judge has denied Planned Parenthood’s latest attempt to rejoin the state’s health program that excludes providers that support abortion rights.

2013/01/11

Texas Governor Rick Perry appears in a 2012 presidential campaign ad. (credit: Rick Perry 2012 via YouTube)

Gov. Perry Cautions Against “Knee Jerk” Reaction On Gun Laws

Texas Governor Rick Perry called the Sandy Hook school shooting an evil that came to visit, but he said he hopes the federal government will not have a knee jerk reaction to it.

2012/12/17

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Romney Plans Ohio Rally To Launch Election Sprint

Mitt Romney is planning to host an Ohio rally Friday evening to launch a four-day sprint to Election Day.

2012/10/31

Texas Political Pioneer Dead At 84

Fred Meyer, former chairman of the Texas Republican Party and the Dallas County Republican Party, has died at the age of 84.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/24

Officer Shot In Head Talks About Fast Recovery

Governor Rick Perry is scheduled to present Arlington Police Officer Bryan Graham with the Star of Texas Award.

2012/09/13

Republican Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a function. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Perry Blames President For Deaths In Libya

Gov. Rick Perry is blaming the Obama administration for the death of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in an attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

2012/09/12

Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are attending the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Perry: US Immigration Plan Doesn’t Alter State Law

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has written to state agencies calling a new Obama administration immigration policy “a slap in the face to the rule of law.”
In a letter sent Monday, Perry said the White House’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program doesn’t change Texas policies.

2012/08/20

Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry (L) makes a point as U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), listens at a debate. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

After Flub, Governor Perry Heading To Letterman

Governor Rick Perry is scheduled to appear on the “Late Show with David Letterman” on Thursday to talk about his brain freeze a day earlier on stage with his GOP rivals.

2011/11/10