Texas Governor Rick Perry will not run for reelection next year, he announced today. "The time has come," he said, "to pass on the mantle of leadership." He will probably run for president in 2016, ...

Perry is the new secretary of energy. — -- Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was confirmed Thursday as secretary of the Department of Energy -- an agency he had once sought to eliminate. When running ...

AUSTIN, TX -- As he gears up for a possible second presidential run, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is crisscrossing the country extolling a business-first philosophy he says made his state's economy white-hot ...

The latest Rick Perry news from The Texas Tribune. by Justin Dehn Dec. 16, 2016 In the Roundup: Donald Trump selects former Gov. Rick Perry to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, Gov. Greg Abbott ...

The former Texas governor wasn't the only one attracting attention. — -- Rick Perry's speech wasn't the only part of his presidential announcement that had people talking today. Many viewers were ...

Nondenial denial: "I don't know whether I'm going to run for the presidency. I'm going to spend the time in preparation," Ohio, April. Book: Not since 2010. Iowa visits: Yes, visited Des Moines ...

It was always going to be this way. Despite his infamous painkiller-fueled bid for the GOP presidential nod in 2012, we all knew that former-Gov. Rick Perry hadn’t given up his dreams of presidential ...

Rick Perry has tapped a Washington fundraiser to handle outreach to conservatives as he expands his political operation in anticipation of a presidential bid. The former Texas governor last week hired ...

After the news of a grand jury’s seating and Rick Perry’s hiring of defense lawyer David Botsford, the word on the street is, “What took you so long?” The last time a Texas governor faced possible ...

Other Facts: Is an Eagle Scout. Met his wife, Anita, in elementary school. Is the longest serving governor in Texas history. Timeline: 1972-1977 - Serves in the US Air Force flying transport planes.

Dakota Access pipeline protesters defy law enforcement officers who are trying to force them from a camp on private land in the path of pipeline construction on Oct. 27, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D.

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. 1972-1977 – Serves in the US Air Force flying transport planes. 1977 – Returns to Texas to ...