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Texas has appealed the federal government's denial of disaster assistance for 15 counties slammed during a December winter ice storm.

The ever-expanding shores of Lake Texoma show that the drought is drying up the lake and hurting area businesses, like Sparky's Guide Service.

UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and UT Board of Regents Chairman Paul L. Foster are shown at the announcement of Cigarroa's resignation on Feb. 10, 2014.

If Rick Perry were to seek a quieter life after leaving office next January, none of his longtime aides and admirers would blame him.

BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 7, 2011, 10:38pm ET -- Americans watching the MSNBC GOP presidential candidate debate tonight could not have been very encouraged about their future under any of the seven men and one woman seeking election to the White House in 2012.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 9, 2011 -- On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney stuck his foot in his mouth so deep that the sole may have irritated his lower intestine.

Texas Governor Rick Perry appealed President Obama's denial of a major disaster declaration for 15 Texas counties following the December ice storm.

Roll call at the Conservative Political Action Committee this past weekend was the first audition for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.

Texas Democratic leaders tried to keep Kinky Friedman off of their November ticket, for fear voters will not take him seriously.

Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott speaks at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who is also running for governor, speaks to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before.

It might be tempting to romanticize the Tea Party as something distinct from the Republican Party, but poll data suggests that Tea Party voters would support using government power to enact unquestionably conservative policies.

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was won over by Texas Governor Rick Perry' s interview with Jimmy Kimmel the other night, praising the segment as the first time he'd seen Perry's "infectious personality," so often on display in private, expressed publicly-causing guest Chris Matthews to warn against the perils of being charmed in person by ... (more)

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Was just watching the show and they played a clip of Rick Perry saying that Texas has lowered fines for first time offense for marijuana use.

Texas Emerging Technology Fund will provide a $3 million grant to create the Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology.

My daughter who lives in Austin told us today that Governor Perry had been booed when he appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show broadcasting last night from the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas , or, as Governor Goodhair calls Austin in the clip, above, the "blueberry in the tomato soup".

Missouri City is pleased to welcome Dr. Steve H. Murdock, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor of Sociology at Rice University, for this month's Leadership Luncheon presentation on Thursday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. at the City Centre at Quail Valley, 2880 La Quinta Dr. Dr. Murdock, a renowned demographics expert, is the former Director of the ... (more)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry talked marijuana laws on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tuesday, saying, "You don't want to ruin a kid's life for having a joint."

The Daily Caller reports that, "Facing off with late night show host Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday morning, Rick Perry advised the ABC funny man that he does interviews while packing heat."