Rick Perry

Best of the worst: Right-wing tweets on the Texas abortion battle

Conservatives' most discordant responses to Wendy Davis

Alex Halperin Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 84
Life best of the worst

Rick Perry says Wendy Davis “hasn’t learned from her own example”

In a bizarre move, the Texas governor tried to use Davis' life story to undermine women's reproductive rights VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 55
Life Video, Wendy Davis

Texas to execute 500th person

The execution of Kimberly McCartthy today marks a macabre milestone since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 15
News Texas, Death Penalty

“How do they sleep at night?”

Thanks to Rick Perry, bosses don't need to insure workers – so taxpayers foot the bill for injuries

Scott Braddock Friday, Jun 14, 2013 6:59 PM UTC 75
Politics Texas, Rick Perry, The Disabled

Rick Perry compares “courageous” anti-LGBT equality activists to abolitionists

Perry went on to call the demand for gay equality in the Boy Scouts of America the "flavor of the month" VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 6, 2013 4:53 PM UTC 12
Life Video, Boy Scouts of America

Is Ted Cruz the future of Texas?

The Tea Party favorite embodies the debate that will determine the Lone Star State's political direction

Erica Grieder Saturday, May 4, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 67
News Books, Texas, Ted Cruz

Perry appointee’s noose tweet sparks outrage

The state's powerful oil regulator suggests GOP senators who allowed a vote on gun control committed "treason"

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Apr 12, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 11
Politics Guns, Texas, Rick Perry

Texas may restore some family planning funds

GOP cuts didn't "defund the abortion industry," they stripped women of basic access to healthcare

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Mar 1, 2013 6:08 PM UTC
Life Reproductive Rights, Abortion

Conservatives declare war on college

Bobby Jindal doesn't want the GOP to be the "stupid party," but fellow governors are plotting to wreck higher ed

Andrew Leonard Friday, Feb 22, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 125
Technology MOOCs, Online education, coursera

Southern poverty pimps

The “original sin” of the Southern political class is cheap, powerless labor

Michael Lind Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 7:59 PM UTC 122
Politics The South, Economics, Poverty

Gov. Perry: Boy Scouts should keep no-gay policy

Perry says that the organization shouldn't bend to the whims of "popular culture"

Will Weissert, Associated Press Monday, Feb 4, 2013 1:42 PM UTC 13
News From the Wires, Rick Perry

Right wing reacts badly to Obama’s gun proposals

To the surprise of no one, conservative responses to Obama's gun proposals have ranged from skeptical to vitriolic

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 9:13 PM UTC 101
Politics Barack Obama, Rick Perry

Rick Perry: My goal is to make all abortion “a thing of the past”

"I don’t think there is any issue that better fits the definition of 'compelling state interest,'" Perry said

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 1:51 AM UTC 36
Politics Rick Perry, Texas, Abortion

How not to “evolve” on immigration

The latest remarks of Mitt Romney's campaign manager only underscore the callousness of Republican policy

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 6:45 PM UTC 15
Politics Immigration, Immigration Reform

Ron Paul is cool with secession

Libertarian hero Ron Paul weighs in on the post-Obama reelection fervor VIDEO

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Nov 19, 2012 7:15 PM UTC 104
Politics Texas, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Video

Texas lawmaker seeks to reverse Planned Parenthood ban

A new House bill takes at aim at a controversial rule banning abortion affiliates from participating in Medicaid

Mary Tuma, The American Independent Friday, Nov 16, 2012 10:16 PM UTC 12
News Texas, Abortion, Rick Perry

250th Texas prisoner executed under Rick Perry

Perry has presided over more executions than any other governor in modern U.S. history

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 9:19 PM UTC 20
Life Executions, Donnie Roberts

Rick Perry: Church and state is Satan’s fault

"This separation of church and state is just false on its face,” the Texas governor said

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 7:32 PM UTC 45
News Texas, Rick Perry, Republicans

Six reasons Texas pols are dangerous

From rewriting history textbooks, to denying minorities the right to vote, Texas politicians have become a menace

Dave Johnson, Alternet Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 2:56 PM UTC 28
Politics AlterNet, Texas, Civil War

Romney and Perry swap places on immigration

You wouldn't recognize either man from his primary-campaign positions

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 9:43 PM UTC
Politics 2012 Elections, Immigration

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