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Texas House budget chief says deal in the works

A deal on a new Texas budget that includes $2 billion for a new state water fund and partly reverses historic classroom spending cuts appeared within reach Tuesday in a possible breakthrough between the House and Senate after talks had stalled. Full story

Obama takes jobs message to Rick Perry country

   Texas Monthly’s Erica Grieder (“Big, Hot, Cheap and Right: What American Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas”) joins Martin Bashir to explain how much credit Rick Perry can – and can’t – take for the economic “miracle” in Texas.

LIVE VIDEO: NRA Convention with Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz and Rick Perry speaking (2pET)

Watch the NRA Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum, speakers include former Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Full story

Perry disgusted by cartoon depicting explosion

Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he's disgusted a California newspaper ran a cartoon that depicts him boasting about booming business in Texas, then shows an explosion, a week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people in a Texas town. Full story

Texas Governor Perry calls for tax cuts for business

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Monday called for nearly $1.6 billion in tax cuts for businesses over two years. Full story

Texas governor to Connecticut gun maker: "Come on down"

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday said a gun manufacturer that has decided to leave Connecticut should "come on down" to the Lone Star State. Full story

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  Hunt for Texas D.A.'s killer steps up

Governor Rick Perry doubled the amount of the reward money being offered for information leading to an arrest in the Texas D.A. death cases, bringing the total to $200 thousand. NBC News' Jay Gray reports.

  Texas rejects Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act

Alex Wagner talks about Texas Governor Rick Perry ‘s decision to reject the Medicaid expansion for state residents under the Affordable Care Act.

  Rick Perry says new Medicaid laws take states 'hostage'

Top Talkers: Texas Gov. Rick Perry stated his belief that the White House is holding states hostage with a new Medicaid expansion, and Perry went so far as to call it a "fool's errand." The Morning Joe panel discusses.

  The Gaggle: Perry for President….again?

The Bernard Center’s Michelle Bernard, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and the Huffington Post’s Jon Ward join The Daily Rundown to discuss the assault weapons bill and  Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s possible 2016 run for President .

  2012, a look back in laughter

From Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s forgetfulness to Newt Gingrich’s moon colony aspirations, Melissa Harris-Perry runs through the cast of characters of 2012 in her first annual “Look Back In Laughter.”

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Governor Rick Perry tours the disaster zone and meets with local officials and state and local emergency responders in West
Governor Rick Perry tours the disaster zone and meets with local officials and state and local emergency responders in West

Governor Rick Perry tours the disaster zone and meets with local officials and state and local emergency responders about relief and recovery efforts underway in West, Texas, in this photo taken April 19, 2013, courtesy of the Office of the Governor of Texas. REUTERS/Office of the Governor of Texas

Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a memorial service for Kaufman County district attorney Mike McLelland in Sunnyvale, Texas
Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a memorial service for Kaufman County district attorney Mike McLelland in Sunnyvale, Texas

Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a memorial service for Kaufman County district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia in Sunnyvale, Texas April 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Stone

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks on as a flag is folded to present to the family of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia after a memorial services in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were