Rick Perry

Texas House members spend $140K to renovate lounge

washingtonpost.com
5 hrs ago 21 related
        

AUSTIN, Texas -- While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their members-only lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops...

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Two more cell phones found during searches on death row

chron.com
4 hrs ago 2 related
        

Two more cell phones found on death row Last month's discovery of a mobile phone prompted statewide lockdown Two more cell phones were found during regular death row inmate checks and a search for cell phones on Tuesday,...

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Texas senators get prepared for changes in 2010

chron.com
1 hr ago 12 related
        

Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday handily won the demanding, high-profile assignment leading Senate Republicans' attempted comeback in 2010, as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas relinquished Senate leadership to prepare her run for...

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woai.com: The hotel advertised rooms for $29.99 -- a price few paid. (Texas Attorney General's Office) woai.com

La Grange Hotel Charged with Gouging Hurricane Ike Evacuees

woai.com
10 hrs ago
        

AUSTIN -- On Tuesday, the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Cottonwood Inn of La Grange for charging more than 10% of the advertised rate to Hurricane Ike evacuees. In a news release, Texas A.G. Greg...

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Governor wants to ensure criminals here illegally don't avoid deportation

chron.com
1 hr ago 53 related
        

Perry demands immigration action by feds After a Chronicle investigation, governor urges steps to ensure criminals here illegally don't avoid deportation About this series This three-day Houston Chronicle investigation examines...

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Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Texas

democrats.com
8 hrs ago 120 related
        

Wow!! Breaking news from South Texas (h/t Faiz Shakir): Vice President Cheney indicted by Willacy County grand jury By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald A Willacy County grand jury under District Attorney Juan Angel...

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Gov. Palin Miami Poolside Paparazzi Photos (RGA “The Dirt” Wrap-Up)

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22 hrs ago
        

Nov. 13, 2008: You know you’re Nationally popular when you (Gov. Palin) get offered a $7 million book deal and the paparazzis start following you. Governor Perry where is your huge book deal and paparazzi photos? Gov. Palin...

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GOP asks for fewercontribution limits

theeagle.com
yesterday 5 related
        

By JAY ROOT Associated Press AUSTIN -- They may have lost ground in the last election, but state House Republicans are playing up their two-seat majority for all it's worth: they're asking for "unlimited" corporate and personal...

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Judge dismisses DWI case against retiring lawmaker

woai.com
yesterday 3 related
        

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) - A retiring Republican lawmaker was cleared Monday of a misdemeanor drunken driving charge, a visiting judge said. Judge Chuck Miller dismissed the case against Rep. Mike Krusee after prosecutors cited...

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Oregon Data Center Manager Quits

thewhir.com
yesterday 2 related
        

November 18, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports in The Oregonion on Monday, Mark Reyer, the administrator of a $64 million state data center, has quietly resigned for undisclosed reasons.

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