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Texas May Strip Away Transgender Marriage Rights

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two years after Texas become one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock. Advocates for the transgendered say a proposal to bar transgendered people from getting married smacks of...

Austin Residents Return to Wildfire-Scorched Homes

AUSTIN, Texas -- David and Kris Griffin returned home from out-of-town weekend trips on Monday to find that their house was one of at least 20 in their Austin neighborhood destroyed or nearly destroyed by a weekend wildfire. Nearly all of their possessions went up in flames, and George, their cat of 11 years, was missing....

Winds-Stoked Wildfires Threaten Texas Communities

AUSTIN, Texas - Strong winds and tinder-dry conditions presented more challenges Sunday for firefighters battling a spate of wildfires threatening communities across Texas, including a blaze in Austin that destroyed several homes and prompted an aerial water attack in the capital city. Meanwhile, the Texas Department of...

5 Large States, 5 Different Paths to Fix Broken Budgets

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- California's governor wants to maintain temporary tax increases to keep $9 billion a year flowing to the state treasury. Low-tax Texas is considering tapping its rainy day account to soften the effects of deep spending cuts. New York's governor pushed through budget cuts while keeping a campaign pledge...

Texas Ready to Allow Concealed Weapons on College Campuses

Texas legislators are poised to pass a bill allowing college students and professors to carry guns on campus. More than half the members of the House have co-signed the legislation. The state Senate passed a similar bill in 2009, and Gov. Rick Perry has said he supports the idea, The Associated Press reports. Those in...

Rick Perry News From the Web

04/24/12 Told Jah So Source: The Moderate Voice "Y'all will git yer money's worth, or my name ain't Dubya."
04/19/12 Lexington's New Little League Field Concession Stand Source: Lexington Leader - Lexington TX Pictured are Bradley Patschke, Russell Schimank and Kenny Mostyn volunteering their time at the Lexington Little League field.
03/27/12 The Morning Funnies: Madonna Sasses Deadmau5 + "Zou... Source: Paper Mag Rick Perry pulled out a shocking number of really funny one-liners at the Gridiron Club gala in Washington, DC.
03/25/12 Rick Perry's Gridiron grand slam: 'The weakest... Source: Politico THE PRESIDENT AT THE DMZ â "Obama scans tense Korean DMZ," by Reuters' Alister Bull: "He spent about 10 minutes on a viewing platform at the DMZ, talking with some of the soldiers on guard as the flags of the United States, South Korea and the United Nations flapped loudly in the brisk, cold wind. Obama peered through binoculars from behind bullet-proof glass across to North Korea, pointing at something in the distance. He turned to look at the opposing flags of the two countries being flown on towering masts either side of the DMZ. The North Korean flag flew at half-mast for Kim [Jong Il]."
03/21/12 Rick Perry Gets Taste of Menstrual Blood on His... Source: Firedoglake Texas governor Rick Perry's Facebook page, tragically entitled Give Rick a Chance, is getting menstrual bombed, as dozens of women share their stories and ask his advice about PMS, birth control pills, hormone replacement and reproduction.

Background on Rick Perry

James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. Perry, a Republican, was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W.

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