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Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared February 2nd to be “Chris Kyle Day” to honor the Texan who became known the most lethal sniper in American history. Kyle was also recently immortalized in the blockbuster film “American Sniper.” Kyle was credited with 150 sniper kills during his four tours of duty in Iraq as a Navy Seal. He was tragically shot and killed on February 2, 2013, while trying to help a fellow veteran who was allegedly suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Taya Kyle, the widow of Chris Kyle, was recently honored by the organization AmericanSnipers.org with a donation of $62,000....

Team fired 300 rounds in border shootingWESLACO — Answering a smattering of gunshots with a 300-round barrage should show drug runners - their inflatable rafts full of illegal contraband - that Texas law enforcement officers aren't messing around, authorities said. "You shoot a police officer, you're going to be shot back at," said Department of Public Safety DirectorSteve McCraw, dismissing on Friday any notion that the U.S. response to an early morning shootout Thursday with Mexican drug runners on the Rio Grande was over the top. An initial DPS news release said the U.S. officials came under "heavy gun fire."...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to reimburse the state $350 million to cover costs of imprisoning illegal immigrants. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the top-tier Republican presidential candidate blamed the federal government for not securing the border with Mexico, allowing illegal immigrants to cross over and use taxpayer-funded resources.

Border: As lawlessness spreads in Mexico, the governor of Texas speaks of sending in U.S. troops — a dramatic statement underscoring the fact that the region needs help and isn't getting it. Attending a conference of governors in San Diego on Thursday, Rick Perry startled some by saying defeating Mexico's cartels may require U.S. military intervention. "You have a situation on the border where American citizens are being killed," he told MSNBC. "I think we have to use every aspect of law enforcement that we have, including the military. I think you have the same situation as you had in...

Governor Rick Perry suggested today that if President Obama's health care reform plan is approved by Congress, Texas may refuse to participate in it, 1200 WOAI news reports. "My hope and prayer is that it will not occur," Perry said of a potential Texas challenge to national health care. "But states need to stand up and say, listen, we best know how to run our state. I think you'll hear states and governors standing up and saying no to this type of encroachment on states and their health care. I am certainly ready and willing for the fight, if this...

I am starting some ping lists for the 2010 Texas Governor's Race. The ping lists will expire when the election is over. Freepmail me to get on/off the lists. keyword: txgov2010 This ping list will cover all articles related to the governor's race regardless of candidate. keyword: rickperry This list will cover articles related to Governor Rick Perry, positive or negative. keyword: kbh This list will cover articles related to Senator Hutchison, positive or negative. I'll do my best not to send duplicate pings. Regards, BuckeyeTexan

Texas GOP split on Hutchison, Perry Poll on hypothetical matchups has two officials neck and neck09:27 PM CST on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – If voters went to the polls today, Gov. Rick Perry would face a tough task winning re-election against Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to the latest Texas Poll. Texas Republicans are evenly divided when asked whether they would give the governor another term or replace him with Ms. Hutchison, the survey said. According to the poll, 45 percent of registered Republicans favor Ms. Hutchison and 41...

Perry offers a lone piece for district map puzzle Gov. Rick Perry on Monday offered sparsely populated West Texas a new congressional district to help settle a fight between Republicans in that region, only to anger or confuse several Senate Republicans. The governor's partial map left the eastern half of the state blank and several Senate Republicans disturbed because they think the governor's solution to the West Texas squabble could steal a seat in Congress from the more populous regions of the state, including Central Texas. The governor's partial map underscores the problem of rearranging the state's 32 congressional districts:...