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16 Aug 2014, 7:20 pm
Yet I don’t see how this can possibly apply to Perry’s behavior, which is “carr[ying] out a promise [using his veto power] to nix $7.5 million over two years for the public integrity unit run by the office of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. [read post]
19 May 2014, 9:02 am
Rick Perry (R) used his line-item veto authority to zero out appropriations for the Travis County Public Integrity Unit, a watchdog that investigates criminal activity in state government, including the governor’s office. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 9:01 am
And the second count — which criminalizes Governor Perry’s threat to veto a bill if Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg did not resign her office — violates the First Amendment of the U.S. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 9:02 am
Perry’s veto of appropriations for the Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg’s office; I’ll post separately on the immunity argument on count I, and then on count II, which focuses on Gov. [read post]
Travis County, Texas District Attorney Jose Garza issued a statement accusing the governor and parole board of putting “politics over justice” in pardoning Perry. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 7:26 am
Randy Travis looks defiant in his DUI mugshot:That's not what you want. [read post]
8 Dec 2009, 4:28 am
Two hundred eight of these executions have occurred during the administration of Texas Governor Rick Perry. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 2:54 pm by D. Todd Smith
Last week, Judge Rose lost a bid to remain on Travis County's 353rd District Court, a bench to which Governor Perry appointed him following Judge Scott Ozmun's untimely death. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 2:54 pm by D. Todd Smith
Last week, Judge Rose lost a bid to remain on Travis County's 353rd District Court, a bench to which Governor Perry appointed him following Judge Scott Ozmun's untimely death. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Governor McDonnell, Again” by Matt Zapotosky for Washington Post Elections “Rick Perry’s Campaign Details a Path Forward despite Money Woes” by Philip Rucker for Washington Post [read post]
24 Jul 2015, 4:31 pm
Count I of the indictment essentially alleges that Governor Perry violated Section 39.02(a)(2) of the Texas Penal Code when he vetoed a bill that would have funded the continued operation of the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County District Attorney’s office. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 2:07 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Perry has called  another special session beginning July 1st on the same topics. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 6:26 am by Ezra Rosser
 Earlier coverage includes Melissa Harris-Perry, “Cornell West v. [read post]
26 Apr 2013, 2:51 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Rick Perry — who nominated Annette Raggette to the prison board, then withdrew her name Wednesday amid the controversy — should ask for Bell’s resignation.Lowry also asked for Travis County prosecutors to investigate whether any state laws were broken — whether nepotism laws cover board appointments and whether Raggette may have falsified a government document when she answered a question on the application form, and specified she was not related to … [read post]
11 Dec 2013, 3:40 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Rick Perry from appointing a Republican as her successor (Terry Keel and John Bradley were names I heard floated), but given that after 30+ years her retirement must be vested, I can't fathom the thinking behind her cost-benefit analysis. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 9:04 am
Here is the argument on count II, which focuses on Perry’s threat to veto appropriations for the Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s office; I’ve posted separately on the separation of powers argument on count I and the immunity argument on count I. * * * II. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 9:03 am
Here is the immunity argument on count I, which focuses on Perry’s veto of appropriations for the Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s office; I’ve posted separately on the separation of powers argument on count I, and I’ll post shortly on count II, which focuses on Perry’s threat of the veto. * * * B. [read post]