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11 min ago | Dallas Observer

Richie Whitt is Writing an Epic Tell-All Blog on How Greggo Got Them Fired From The Fan

Richie Whitt and Greg "Greggo" Williams have now had two months to reflect on CBS's unceremonious cancellation of The Rage, their drive-time sports talk show on 105.3 The Fan, and they've come to starkly different conclusions.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas

Tue Jun 18, 2013

CBS Local

Calif. Locking Up Far Fewer Juvenile Offenders

California is a national leader in reducing the number of juvenile offenders incarcerated in state and county lockups, according to a study advocacy groups released Tuesday.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Youth, Alternative, Texas

WebProNews

Texas Kind Of Protects Your Email Privacy With New Law

Before the NSA leaks, everybody thought the worst the government could do was obtain your email without a warrant.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors

WATE-TV Knoxville

Romanian pop star claims manager beat her up

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

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Related Topix: The National, Entertainment, Television, Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas

Texas Tribune

Legislators Recall Dispute Over South Texas University

Legislation authored by Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa - and signed by Gov. Rick Perry - will ultimately combine the University of Texas System's existing assets in the Rio Grande Valley to create a newer, larger university that includes a medical school.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, McAllen, TX, Weslaco, TX

Business Journal

Perry vetoes 'resign to run' bill for Railroad Commissioners

Gov. Rick Perry on Friday vetoed an ethics reform bill that would have required Texas Railroad Commissioners to resign if they file to run for another office.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors

Mon Jun 17, 2013

KMID

UT/TT Poll: Texans Favor Cruz Over Perry for President

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz starts as the Texas favorite in a fantasy 2016 Republican primary for president, swamping Gov. Rick Perry and a number of other big-name candidates in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

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Related Topix: Texas, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Rick Perry, US Governors, 2012 Presidential Election, University of Texas at Austin

KTVN Reno

Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Michigan

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers

The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans.

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Related Topix: Texas, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Rick Perry, US Governors, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Daily Journal

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers

The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Related Topix: Texas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Rick Perry, US Governors

KFDX-TV Wichita Falls

Arrest Records of Parents Accused of Abandoning Child

The parents, 26-year-old Stephen Gyasi and 28-year-old Rachel Gyasi were arrested Friday on warrants for abandoning or endangering a child.

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WOI-TV West Des Moines

Texas Gov. Perry courts Conn. gun makers on tour

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas, Michigan, Connecticut, Connecticut Government

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas, Indiana

The Stamford Daily Voice

Texas Gov. Rick Perry To Speak Monday At Stamford's Ferguson Library

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will speak on the topic of "Civility on the Campaign Trail" at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Stamford, CT

El Paso Times

House panel to discuss insurance group's finances

A Texas House committee will hear from officials on the troubled financial standing of the non-profit, state-supervised insurance agency for coastal counties.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors

El Paso Times

Illegal immigration's impact: Rep. Pete Gallego says Texas should...

As Congress debates immigration reform, the congressman who represents the longest stretch of border in the country is calling on the Texas comptroller to again study the economic impact of illegal immigration.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Pete Gallego, Democrat, Senator Ted Cruz, US Senate, Texas, Illegal Immigration

Sun Jun 16, 2013

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Perry says equal pay bill would duplicate federal legislation

On Friday the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry released a list of bills that were approved along with a list of those he vetoed.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Alabama Live

Texas law allows 'Merry Christmas' in public schools, should Alabama follow suit?

Texas Governor Rick Perry is joined by Reagan Bohac, whose father, Rep. Dwayne Bohac of Houston, who drafted the state's new "Merry Christmas Bill," at the law's signing last week.

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Related Topix: Texas, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Alabama Government, Alabama

CBS Local

Texas Gov. Perry Begins 5-Day Job-Poaching Visit To New York, Connecticut

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has kicked off his northeast tour where he'll make stops in New York and Conn.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, New York, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Country, Lonestar, Small Business, Personal Finance

WLTI-FM Syracuse

Rick Perry Mistakes Lebanon for Libya

Texas Gov. Rick Perry had a bit of an "oops" moment on Saturday when he mistakenly referred to the administration's response to the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi as occurring in Lebanon instead of Libya.

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Related Topix: Rick Perry, US Governors, Travel, Libya Travel, Texas, Africa Travel