Blogs

Thank you. It is great to be in Cedar Park.

I want to thank Dr. Charles Schwertner for his kind introduction.

I want you to know I am 100 percent behind Dr. Schwertner’s campaign in the race for the Texas Senate.

He is a tried and true conservative who is dedicated to limited government, and creating unlimited opportunity.

Plus, I’m getting old and you never know when you may need a good orthopedic surgeon.

I also want you to know I support your outstanding councilman who is running for the state legislature, Tony Dale.

Read More…

Join Governor Perry to discuss important issues related to the state budget at these upcoming events:

Wednesday, May 9th

12:00 pm – Cedar Park
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. and Senate Candidate Charles Schwertner and State Representative Candidate Tony Dale
Corvalent Corporation
Main Lobby
1101 Arrow Point Drive, Bldg 501
Cedar Park, TX 78613

Read More…

Join Governor Perry to discuss important issues related to the state budget at these upcoming events:

Tuesday, May 8th

11:15 am - Pampa
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. Jim Landtroop
MK Brown Civic Center
1100 Coronado Drive
Pampa, TX 79065

2:00 pm - Lubbock
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. Charles Perry
50 Yard Line Steakhouse
Banquet Room
2549 South Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79423

5:15 pm - Waxahachie
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. and Chairman Jim Pitts
Victron Energy, Inc.
105 YMCA Drive
Waxahachie, TX 75165

Wednesday, May 9th

12:00 pm – Cedar Park

Read More…

Join Governor Perry to discuss important issues related to the state budget at these upcoming events:

Monday, May 7th

11:15 am – Houston
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep and Senate Candidate Larry Taylor
Hilton NASA Clear Lake
3000 NASA Road 1
Houston, TX 77058

3:15 pm - Beeville
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. J.M. Lozano
Dog & Bee Public House
119 N. Washington St.
Beeville, TX 78102

Tuesday, May 8th

11:15 am - Pampa
Gov. Perry joined by State Rep. Jim Landtroop
MK Brown Civic Center
1100 Coronado Drive
Pampa, TX 79065

2:00 pm - Lubbock

Read More…

This week I announced my Texas Budget Compact, which I believe is critical to keeping our state budget balanced, keeping government growth and spending in check and keeping Texas jobs and economy growing.

The Texas Budget Compact includes truth-in-budgeting reforms to end payment deferrals and other budgetary shell games, a stricter spending cap and a renewed commitment to fund the priorities of our state without raising your taxes. To learn more about the Texas Budget Compact, please click here http://www.rickperry.org/texas-budget-compact/learn-more

Read More…

Posted by Erick Erickson (Diary)
Monday, April 16th at 9:51PM EDT

If Texas Democrats, or even Republicans for that matter, thought they’d have a quieter, gentler Rick Perry on their hands in the wake of his . . . um . . . temporary diversion into Presidential politics, they know better today.

In a speech Monday in Houston, Perry laid out five fundamental conservative principles for the Texas Legislature to follow, essentially throwing down the gauntlet to any legislator — or wanna-be legislator — who thinks they’ll be able to bring a tax and spend mindset to the Texas Capitol building.

Perry’s “Texas Budget Compact” is pretty much bedrock conservative fare: no higher taxes, stricter limits on spending, truth-in-budgeting, cutting of wasteful programs, and maintaining a healthy “Rainy Day” reserve fund. They’re basic enough that it’s hard to imagine any candidate running for office in the reddest state in the union can ignore them without having some serious explaining to do.

Read More…

The following are Governor Rick Perry's remarks to the National Rifle Association's 141st annual meeting in St. Louis on April 13th.

I am proud to take this stage not only as avid supporter of the 2nd Amendment but a frequent practitioner.

Ever since the campaign ended, the coyotes have gone into hiding. And the Ruger Coyote Killer Special is selling so fast they had to suspend orders until they can address their backlog.

Let me address the elephant in the room my recent campaign for president. Being the Republican frontrunner was the best three hours of my life. I have come to grips with the outcome. The only lasting effect is I refuse to go on stage where there are multiple podiums. Officially, I've only suspended my campaign. I never really quit. So technically, I'm still in the race, except I can go home and relax and still do about as well.

But being governor in Texas is no consolation prize.

Read More…

“Hear the bells ringing, they’re singing that you can be born again.
Hear the bells ringing they’re singing Christ is risen from the dead.
The angel up on the tombstone said He has risen just as he said.
Quickly now, go tell his disciples that Jesus Christ is no longer dead.”

“Joy to the world, he is risen. Hallelujah.
He’s risen. Hallelujah.
He’s risen. Hallelujah, Hallelujah.”

-- “The Easter Song” by Keith Green

On this Easter, Anita and I want to wish you the joy of Christ. He is risen, and has conquered sin.

We can all be grateful for the gifts of God: a quiet sunrise, the gift of life, the love of family. But no gift is greater than God’s grace, poured out as an offering in remission of our sins.

We wish you a Happy Easter and to our Jewish friends a blessed Passover. May God bless you with abundance on this day.

Happy Easter,
Rick Perry

Read More…

Two years ago today, President Obama signed into law his vision of health care reform, a far-ranging and ever-more-expensive collection of price fixing and individual mandates that will forever be known as Obamacare.

Now, according to tradition, cotton is known as the gift for a second anniversary. But what do you get a federal government that wants to control everything? Unfortunately, the answer is more of your hard earned tax dollars.

Read More…

Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision not to preclear Texas' voter identification law:

"Texas has a responsibility to ensure elections are fair, beyond reproach and accurately reflect the will of voters. The DOJ has no valid reason for rejecting this important law, which requires nothing more extensive than the type of photo identification necessary to receive a library card or board an airplane. Their denial is yet another example of the Obama Administration's continuing and pervasive federal overreach."

Read More…