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Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Capitol Chronicle
A healthy death penalty, the Jenna and Barbara bust, and the Fannie Lou Hamer Project
"...Governor Perry's decision is pending whether to veto a bill..."
June 15, 2001 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Hard as he tries, Rick Perry can't shake the impression among reporters that he's tentative, stiff, and rarely forthcoming with details.
"...corps members who covered Perry's first legislative session as governor...."
June 8, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith
Capitol Chronicle
Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas
"...Take our governor -- please!..."
March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King
The Hottest Race in Texas
The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House
"...Republican, now 16 to 15, to Democratic. Moreover, should Governor Bush win the presidency and Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry..."
Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King
Forgiving His Trespasses
Fight for the Right
"...so much so that even moderate Republicans like the governor's father felt obligated to kiss its leaders' rings. But..."
May 28, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi
Bush vs. Bush
Clean Air: Optional or Mandatory?
"...Governor Bush rarely talks about the environment. It wasn't mentioned..."
May 28, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Day Trips
"...A. (Ma) Ferguson Collection. Ferguson was the first female governor elected in the United States and was twice elected..."
Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
The De-Railers
RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track
"...year and maintain personal staffs) in favor of a governor-appointed executive director and streamlining the agency, Uribe claims he..."
Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer
The Common Law
The stay at home order vs. the right to assembly (protest) and free speech
"...have been so many orders from Mayor Adler and Governor Abbott. Honestly, I'm a bit confused where everything stands...."
June 5, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis
Gov. Abbott Says No to Refugees
UPDATED: Texas first state to refuse refugees under new Trump policy
"...new opt-out policy adopted by the Trump Administration. The governor said the state has been unduly burdened by a..."
Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Senate Confirms Abbott's Nominee for State Office of Administrative Hearings Chief
Governor's list has hundreds of unconfirmed "holdover" officials
"...to a public information request by the Chronicle, the governor’s office provided a list of holdovers that has now..."
May 2, 2019 News Post by Michael King
The Tides of March
Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.
"...Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez announced she'd run for governor; one day later, Houston entrepreneur Andrew White made his..."
Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats
Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP
"...Gov. Dan Patrick (throwing particular shade on "the lieutenant governor driven nut job driven rant regarding your Pre-K program"),..."
May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Immigrants' Future Uncertain
With Obama's executive actions halted for now, undocumented Texans are unsure of their fate
"...– descended on state Capitol grounds to urge the governor to reconsider his unbending stance on the issue. "¡Aquí..."
March 6, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú
84th Texas Legislative Session Begins
"...Former lieutenant governor David Dewhurst came to the opening day of the..."
Jan. 14, 2015 Photo Gallery
Can Davis Reverse Poll Numbers?
New poll shows Abbott pulling even further ahead
"...Greg Abbott in the race to become Texas' next governor...."
Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Abbott: More Twitter Troubles
Gubernatorial candidate makes another social media gaffe
"...should be hoping that her likely GOP rival for governor, Attorney General Greg Abbott, will be the next Clayton..."
Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Lege Lines: The Score
How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation
"...83rd regular session – a few still awaiting the governor's signature, others still out in the cold. While redistricting..."
June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson
Cracks in the Ceiling
An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid
"...the first ardent feminist to get elected to a governor’s seat in one of the major states. So those..."
Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King
Perry: Onward and Fed Upward
Is Perry eyeing something bigger and better than his Texas victory?
"...Perry resounding approval for a record-breaking third term as governor of the Lone Star State. It was strange, then,..."
Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Grim History
Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery
"...prison system of Texas in the 1920s – under Governor Dan Moody's administration, a group of women took over..."
Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King
Sen. Carona Sees End of the Road ... Money
Are taxes the only solution to Texas' transportation problems? One Republican thinks so.
"...it (raise the motor-fuels tax), and said the Republican governor he supports will be the main obstacle to doing..."
April 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Clearing the Path to Posthumous Pardon
A.G. opinion gives Timothy Cole supporters hope that Gov. Perry will issue a posthumous pardon
"...Attorney General Greg Abbott has concluded that a Texas governor may issue a posthumous pardon – even though the..."
Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Guv's Race Shuffle
White shifts to the governor's race, and the candidate lineup follows
"...switched his aspirations from the U.S. Senate to the governor's race...."
Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Some Guy Named Schieffer Drops Out of Guv's Race
Withdrawal announcement opens a whole new ball game for Dems
"...was ending his bid to be Democratic nominee for governor and asking Houston mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Bill..."
Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Schieffer's House
Ranking Texas Democratic Reps come out for gubernatorial candidate
"...endorse Ambassador Tom Schieffer to serve as the next governor of Texas because he is addressing issues and concerns..."
Aug. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Mansion Fire Fallout
DPS head Col. Tommy Davis steps down; meanwhile, Texas first lady Anita Perry steps up to raise funds for restoration
"...Commission, and it got worse when blame for the Governor's Mansion fire got laid at the department's feet, so..."
July 18, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols
The Mentality of Politics as War
Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration
"...than the Texas I left when the president was governor there...."
June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Oaxaca Unrest Continues
More of the dirty same in the southern Mexican state, where striking teachers, indigenous groups, students, and leftists have been trying to oust Gov. Ulises Ruiz from power for about the past six months
"...out of office because under Mexican law, if a governor resigns before being in office for two years, a..."
