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18 Oct 2009, 6:27 pm
" Here are some notable snippets: In nearly nine years as Texas governor, Rick Perry has never spared a life based on a claim of innocence and only once delayed an execution in such a case, according to a Chronicle review of public records, clemency statistics and information from the governor's office. [read post]
15 Jun 2013, 9:53 pm
Governor Rick Perry just signed into law all significant tax bills the Legislature passed in 2013. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 8:38 am
Rick Perry has full powers under the Texas Constitution to issue posthumous pardons in cases like Timothy Cole's.While such a pardon would require that the Governor seek a recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Parole, said the AG, the Perry has full power to issue pardons in all cases except impeachment or treason, with no other limitations.The Governor had relied on an old AG opinion stating that posthumous pardons were impossible because a… [read post]
13 May 2011, 2:41 pm
Rick Perry in 2009 is on its way back to the governor's desk, and this time its supporters are confident that Perry will sign it. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:44 am
During last night's debate, Brian Williams prefaced a question about the death penalty to Governor Rick Perry by saying, "your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times," to which the audience at the Ronald Reagan Museum and Library responded with applause. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 8:11 am
Borosage, cross-posted from Campaign for America's Future by Donkey Hotey Texas Governor Rick Perry touts himself as the most conservative candidate who is electable. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 1:17 pm
In a article with the same title as this post, Mother Jones takes a in-depth look at Timothy Cole's false conviction and the sad, bizarre circumstances that caused Governor Rick Perry to pardon a dead man. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 5:45 am
One of three things will happen today in the Hank Skinner case: He will be executed later tonight, the US Supreme Court will stay his case and order DNA testing on potentially exculpatory evidence, or Governor Rick Perry will commute the sentence for 30 days to allow the evidence to be tested. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:49 am
According to Texas Governor Rick Perry, "The fact is we have a huge number of illegals that are coming into this country...they're coming here because there is a magnet. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 5:01 am
Cameron Todd Willingham, left, who was put to death in 2004 for the murder of his three children in a 1991 house fire; Texas Governor Rick Perry, right.His predecessor left office to become President but Rick Perry has now become the longest-serving and most powerful governor in the history of the state of Texas. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 3:41 pm
Texas Governor Rick Perry, a serious candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, supports 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 2:14 am
Rick Perry Mail: State Capitol, P.O. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 3:21 am
More than 1,500 bills and resolutions have been sent to Governor Rick Perry. [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 12:33 pm
Rick Perry (database here.) [read post]
1 Apr 2014, 1:10 pm
The MSM has begun to pick up the story, first broken on Grits last week, about Governor Rick Perry defiantly refusing to comply with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act. [read post]
8 Mar 2008, 4:09 am
Rick Perry has arranged to have one of his budget aides, Alfonso Royal, named chief of staff of the Texas Youth Commission. [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 7:09 am
Emily DePrang at the Texas Observer recently had a story ("Rick Perry fails to get many governors to defy prison rape law," May 30) about Rick Perry's limited influence among his fellow governors. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 9:14 am
Earlier coverage of Rick Perry, the death penalty in Texas, and 2012 politics begins at the link. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 10:10 am
Rick Perry signed the bill, which will enact some of the harshest punishments in the nation for child molesters, Monday. [read post]
20 Nov 2015, 5:07 pm
Perry is the first Texas governor since 1917 to be indicted. [read post]
