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  • Perry letter commending Clinton found

    03/28/2005 11:05:40 PM PST · by YCTHouston · 38 replies · 1,357+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | March 28, 2005 | R.G. RATCLIFFE
    AUSTIN - A week after Gov. Rick Perry's campaign tried to link one of his potential GOP primary rivals to U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a 1993 letter emerged in which Perry called Clinton's efforts at health care reform "commendable." Perry's Republican allies circulated a videotape last week that has a shot of Clinton with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, at a nonpartisan event on historic preservation. The videotape played up a brief hug and air kiss between the women and featured then-first lady Clinton, now the Democratic senator from New York, saying she is "delighted that Kay is...
  • Company under scrutiny for bond consultant hires (Texas)

    02/11/2005 7:35:46 PM PST · by BobL · 13 replies · 278+ views
    Austin American Statesman ^ | February 11, 2005 | By Martin Z. Braun, Eddie Baeb
    Former Perry aide among those hired to lobby Texas agencies. By Martin Z. Braun, Eddie Baeb Friday, February 11, 2005 The top underwriter of U.S. municipal bonds last year, UBS AG, also led in another category: paying former government officials to help it win contracts to underwrite the debt public agencies use to build schools, hospitals and roads. The Zurich, Switzerland-based bank paid $2.4 million last year to 28 consultants, including Ray Sullivan, a spokesman for President Bush when he was governor and a former aide to Gov. Rick Perry. Sullivan's wife, Leslie, is finance director of Perry's campaign. According...
  • GOP's Perry banks $8 million for 2006 bid

    01/14/2005 8:38:32 AM PST · by PDR · 13 replies · 639+ views
    GOP's Perry banks $8 million for 2006 bid FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry already has a $7.9 million campaign war chest heading into his 2006 re-election bid, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said Friday. He may need it. State Treasurer Carole Keeton Strayhorn, who is likely to challenge him in the GOP primary -- if Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, does not enter the race -- has raised $5.7 million of her own. "People in Texas are telling me to run for governor, and I am listening," Strayhorn said. A consistent Perry critic, Strayhorn turned...
  • Senator Hutchison Holds Tense Meeting with Perry Supporters in El Paso

    12/12/2004 7:28:40 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 149 replies · 1,853+ views
    Hutchison holds tense meeting with Perry supporters in El Paso EL PASO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison reacted angrily recently after several El Paso business leaders suggested that she not challenge Gov. Rick Perry in 2006 because their large campaign contributions to state leaders have increased the city's influence in Austin. During the private luncheon last week, Hutchison, R-Texas, was asked to instead run for re-election for the Senate. She responded by denouncing the role large contributions play in state government, some of those attending said. The meeting was organized as a briefing by the senator on various...
  • Perry: It's too early to talk about possible Republican opponents

    09/02/2003 3:34:39 PM PDT · by Dog Gone · 5 replies · 192+ views
    Associated Press ^ | September 2, 2003 | KELLEY SHANNON
    AUSTIN - Amid speculation that two fellow Republican office holders might decide to run against him, Gov. Rick Perry brushed aside questions Tuesday about whether he's bracing for a GOP challenge in 2006.The two other Republicans who have been mentioned as possible Perry opponents are U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn.Perry, after casting his early ballot in the upcoming constitutional amendments election, spoke with news reporters and said he's only focusing on his current job, not a Republican primary nearly three years away."There is so much work to be done, and those that would like to...
  • Perry pitching a tough game - Governor's style breaks from predecessors' bipartisanship

    09/14/2003 4:38:39 AM PDT · by MeekOneGOP · 32 replies · 238+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | September 14, 2003 | By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News
    Perry pitching a tough gameGovernor's style breaks from predecessors' bipartisanship09:30 PM CDT on Saturday, September 13, 2003By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – After almost three years, Texans finally know Rick Perry's game: He plays hardball. The Republican governor has changed the political chemistry of Austin in ways that analysts say are designed to bolster his standing among the party faithful and to fend off rivals. But at the same time, some say, Mr. Perry has introduced a new level of acrimony and undermined the bipartisanship touted by his predecessor as a model for how government...
  • Texas GOP split on Hutchison, Perry

    12/09/2003 8:19:55 PM PST · by deport · 13 replies · 260+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | 12-9-03 | WAYNE SLATER
    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...
  • Justice Smith responds to Perry endorsement of opponent (TX Gov. trying to defeat GOP conservatives)

    02/17/2004 2:09:01 PM PST · by GOPcapitalist · 101 replies · 284+ views
    Press Release | 2/17/04 | David Rogers
    Justice Smith Responds to Perry Interference in Texas Supreme Court Race Austin, TX - Governor Perry formally endorsed Justice Paul Green today at a press conference held in San Antonio at the Bexar County Republican Party Headquarters at 1:45 p.m. I. In response, Texas Supreme Court Justice Steven Wayne Smith said: "I am not surprised that Governor Perry has endorsed my opponent. Perry's office recruited Green to run against me and Perry's associates have been openly running Green's campaign. "The Governor's endorsement is simply a case of 'sour grapes.' He remains upset that I defeated Xavier Rodriguez, Perry's appointee to...
  • Perry's job rating declines to 40%, according to poll

    03/05/2004 11:00:44 PM PST · by Diddle E. Squat · 21 replies · 206+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | 3/5/04 | R.G. RATCLIFFE
    AUSTIN -- Controversial budget cuts and the bitter congressional redistricting battle apparently have turned Rick Perry into the most unpopular Texas governor in 14 years, according to a poll released Friday. Half the 1,000 Texans surveyed in the latest Scripps Howard Texas Poll said they disapprove of the job Perry is doing as governor. Just 40 percent gave Perry positive marks. That marks the greatest level of dissatisfaction with a Texas governor since Republican Gov. Bill Clements' last year in office in 1990, when 59 percent of the Texans surveyed said he was doing a poor job. Texans turned on...
  • Texas Poll: 50% disapprove of Perry; Strayhorn: "Perry has abdicated his responsibilities"

    03/06/2004 3:27:22 PM PST · by MeekOneGOP · 30 replies · 344+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | March 6, 2004 | By CHRISTY HOPPE / The Dallas Morning News
    Texas Poll: 50% disapprove of PerrySupport at new low; governor, wife blast marital rumors10:06 PM CST on Friday, March 5, 2004By CHRISTY HOPPE / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN ­ Gov. Rick Perry's job approval rating has tumbled to its lowest point in his administration, with half of Texans surveyed in a new poll saying they don't like the job he's doing. Fifty percent of the respondents in the Winter 2004 Texas Poll released Friday said they believed the governor was doing poorly, while 40 percent said they believed Mr. Perry was doing well – a 27-point drop in his...
  • Perry calls special session; lawmakers will work on school finance reform

    04/13/2004 7:33:55 AM PDT · by MeekOneGOP · 7 replies · 162+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | April 13, 2004 | The Dallas Morning News Staff
    Perry calls special sessionLawmakers will work on school finance reform09:31 AM CDT on Tuesday, April 13, 2004From Staff Reports AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry, still missing the consensus he was looking for, called today for lawmakers to gather in special session next week to fix Texas' broken system of paying for public schools. Mr. Perry announced that both houses of the Legislature would convene next Tuesday. Special sessions can last up to 30 days, although the governor may call as many sessions as he wants. "Since the implementation of the Robin Hood school finance scheme, the brightest minds in Texas...
  • Texas Comptroller Eyes Governorship in 2006 {Or Will She Settle for Lieutenant Governor?}

    04/24/2004 8:05:39 AM PDT · by Theodore R. · 26 replies · 342+ views
    Austin, TX, American-Statesman | 04-22-04 | McNeely, Dave
    Commentary: Dave McNeely Comptrollers count office as rung up Thursday, April 22, 2004 The three Texas comptrollers since 1975 have wanted to be governor. Carole Keeton Strayhorn is no exception. The first two — the late Bob Bullock and John Sharp, both Democrats — eventually settled for a run at lieutenant governor. Bullock won; Sharp didn't. Strayhorn, one loud grandma, has yet to announce her plans. Though she's a Republican like Gov. Rick Perry, Strayhorn has been slapping Perry every time he turns around. She says he: is an ineffective leader, should put more money into the Children's Health Insurance...
  • Democrats appear to be in no rush to challenge Perry for governorship (Texas)

    06/15/2004 9:13:57 AM PDT · by Redbob · 11 replies · 203+ views
    San Antonio Express-News ^ | 6-15-4 | W. Gardner Selby
    AUSTIN — Democrats blame Gov. Rick Perry and the GOP-led Legislature for slashing children's health insurance and failing to fix public school funding. But, so far, not one Democrat is willing to use those tempting political targets and run in 2006 against the Republican governor, who has two possible challengers inside his own party. What gives? Prospective candidates, mindful that Democratic nominees have lost three straight gubernatorial elections, appear to be wary of moving too soon. "The state is not in transition now — it's completely in the hands of Republicans," said Democratic consultant Kelly Fero, adding that a "defeatist...
  • Big Republican donors skip Strayhorn, give to governor; Perry has big lead in bucks

    07/16/2004 3:10:46 PM PDT · by MeekOneGOP · 15 replies · 677+ views
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | July 16, 2004 | By CHRISTY HOPPE / The Dallas Morning News
    Big Republican donors skip Strayhorn, give to governorPerry has big lead in bucks, but comptroller pleased with support02:34 AM CDT on Friday, July 16, 2004By CHRISTY HOPPE / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – Some big Republican givers are choosing sides in the battle between Gov. Rick Perry and state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, campaign finance reports filed Thursday indicate. Four of the biggest GOP donors, who regularly sign $25,000 checks to politicians, declined in the last six months to give to Mrs. Strayhorn. The comptroller, looking toward a possible primary challenge to the governor in 2006, has launched frequent...
  • Freedom from Slavery (TX Governor participates in slavery apology ceremony)

    10/08/2004 12:24:12 AM PDT · by GOPcapitalist · 11 replies · 359+ views
    Justice at the Gate ^ | 7/5/04 | JACQUELINE BRANNON
    Freedom from Slavery (of all kinds) By JACQUELINE BRANNON GILES Governor Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, spoke to a diverse audience at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church on the eve of Juneteenth. A theme of love and reconciliation was encouraged in the celebration in the historical church whose members worshipped in the downtown Houston area 139 years ago, but were asked to move the location of the church because of the loud response they had when they learned that slaves were set free in Texas. Pastor C. L. Jackson was a host pastor of the event and numerous pastors attended...
  • Texas Secretary of State Geoff Connor to Resign

    11/13/2004 10:05:13 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 660+ views
    Secretary of State Connor to resign Associated Press AUSTIN (AP) — Secretary of State Geoff Connor, appointed to the position last year, said Friday he will resign from the post at the end of the year. Connor, who oversaw the state's general election, said he wants to return to the private sector. "A record number of Texans got their chance to participate in our democracy by casting their votes in a well-run and efficient election across the state," said Connor. , Texas' 104th secretary of state. "Working with county election offices across the state, we were able to demonstrate that...
  • Hutchison, Perry address Farm Bureau in S.A.(Texas)

    12/07/2004 11:49:04 AM PST · by SwinneySwitch · 13 replies · 446+ views
    San Antonio Express-News ^ | 12/07/2004 | Rebeca Rodriguez
    Two political heavyweights who may face off in the 2006 GOP primary addressed more than 1,000 members of the Texas Farm Bureau on Monday — a reminder of how powerful agricultural interests are in Texas. Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison spoke at the Texas Farm Bureau convention at the Marriott Rivercenter. The visits, which ran about 21/2 hours apart, covered topics affecting the state's farming and ranching industries. Perry pledged to cut property taxes and see that Mexico complies with a 1944 treaty to provide water to the United States. He also said a stronger educational...
  • Only in Texas (Trans-Texas Corridor)

    01/05/2005 1:36:14 PM PST · by GOPcapitalist · 9 replies · 321+ views
    The Agitator.com ^ | 1/5/05 | Jacob Grier
    Private roads are one of those issues that libertarians debate in late night bull sessions when we're tired of the real world and dream of Libertopia. Rarely do we find this to be a live policy issue. If we turn our eyes to my home state of Texas, however, we'll find a debate brewing about a truly Texas-sized transportation project funded significantly by private interests: The Trans-Texas Corridor. The TTC is a proposed superhighway that will cross the state in four priority routes, largely bypassing major urban areas and relieving traffic on the Interstates. The first proposed corridor will run...
  • Texas Begins a Huge Highway Project; Not All Are Happy

    01/05/2005 3:10:55 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 189 replies · 2,826+ views
    The New York Times ^ | January 1, 2005 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 31 (AP) - Texas has embarked on a project to build superhighways so large and so complex that they will make ordinary Interstates look like cowpaths. As envisioned by Gov. Rick Perry, the project, the Trans-Texas Corridor, would be a 4,000-mile transportation network costing $175 billion over 50 years and financed mostly, if not entirely, with private money. The builders would then charge motorists tolls. These would be megahighways: corridors up to a quarter-mile across, consisting of as many as six lanes for cars and four for trucks, plus railroad tracks, oil and gas pipelines, water and...
  • Perry secures conservative backers (TEXAS GOV)

    12/21/2004 6:30:14 AM PST · by Dubya · 23 replies · 459+ views
    Star-Telegram Austin Bureau ^ | Dec. 21, 2004 | Jay Root
    Hoping to corner the market on social conservative support, Gov. Rick Perry unveiled a list of endorsements Monday that read like a Who's Who of the Republican right. Perry made the announcement as he heads into a volatile legislative session with two potential Republican challengers breathing down his neck: U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn. While the two women are privately considering challenging him in the 2006 primaries, Perry is aggressively lining up backers in a bid to become the longest-serving governor in Texas history. Although only 46 percent of Texans approved of the job...