Recent News

• Friday, April 22, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry: $830 Million Will Soon Reach Texas Schools
  Gov. Rick Perry today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Education to approve the state's application for $830 million in federal funding for Texas schools, which had been stalled in Washington for the past nine months as a result of an anti-Texas provision written by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett that singled out Texas and attempted to force Gov. Perry to violate the Texas Constitution in order to receive these funds.
• Thursday, April 21, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Proclamation
  Gov. Perry Issues Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas
  Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed the three-day period from Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas, following extreme drought conditions that have sparked dangerous wildfires across the state, which have taken lives, engulfed more than 1.8 million acres and destroyed nearly 400 homes.
• Thursday, April 21, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Declares Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas
  Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed the three-day period from Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas, following extreme drought conditions that have sparked dangerous wildfires across the state, which have taken lives, engulfed more than 1.8 million acres and destroyed nearly 400 homes.
• Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • Dallas, Texas • Speech
  Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks to U.S. Trust Luncheon
  Gov. Rick Perry spoke at a luncheon hosted by U.S. Trust honoring Texas-based, socially innovative companies.
• Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry Announces TEF Investment Creating 490 Jobs
  Gov. Rick Perry today announced the state is investing $1.2 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation for the expansion of their Fort Worth facility. This investment is expected to create 490 jobs within four years and generate an estimated $11 million in capital investment.
• Tuesday, April 19, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry: Texas Can Be the Nation’s Next High-Tech Hub
  Gov. Rick Perry today urged leaders in higher education and technology to continue working to make Texas the nation’s next hub for innovation, collaboration and competition in technology development and manufacturing. He spoke at the Governor’s Technology and Economic Development Forum, hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, where he was joined by business, technology and higher education leaders including Austin Chamber of Commerce Chairman Bobby Jenkins, Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John Chambers (via telepresence), Tokyo Electron Holdings U.S. President Barry Mayer and University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa.