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• Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • Corpus Christi, Texas • Speech
  Text of Gov. Perry’s Remarks at the Power On For Texas Film, Interactive and Tourism Conference
  Gov. Rick Perry today delivered the keynote speech at the Power On For Texas Film, Interactive and Tourism Conference. The conference brings together hundreds of people from across multiple industries in Texas to hear from experts in film, music, interactive media, video gaming, and cruise lines about the economic impact these industries have on Texas.
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• Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • San Antonio, Texas • Press Release
  Gov. Perry: Higher Education Must Be Affordable, Accountable, Accessible
  Gov. Rick Perry today underscored the importance of higher education to the future prosperity of Texas, and reiterated his commitment to making it more affordable, accountable and accessible for Texans. He also directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to follow up with Texas institutions of higher education on the progress they have made in implementing cost efficiency measures called for in September 2009 through executive order RP 73.
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• Monday, May 14, 2012 • Austin, Texas • Noteworthy
  Texas Budget Compact, Pt. 2: Spending Limit
  Keeping a tight rein on spending means fostering a solid, predictable economy, and a state government that doesn’t put off tough decisions until they create major complications.
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• Friday, May 11, 2012 • Austin, Texas • Noteworthy
  Texas Budget Compact, Pt. 1: Truth in Budgeting
  Truth in budgeting effectively means hitting the reset button on our budgeting process and putting an end to budgetary tricks and maneuvers that produce nothing but short-term solutions and long-term confusion.
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• Friday, May 11, 2012 • Austin, Texas • Editorial
  USAF Decision Puts Gulf Coast Lives in Danger
  As Hurricane Ike neared the Texas coast in 2008, hundreds of hospital patients and nursing home residents were in harm's way, facing a difficult escape from the storm's path. That's when the C-130s of the 136th Airlift Wing based in Fort Worth, Texas, went into action. That year, for the first time in U.S. history, C-130s were utilized to help move patients to safety ahead of a storm's arrival. In all, between Hurricanes Ike and Hurricane Gustav, 800 people were airlifted to safety.
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• Wednesday, May 09, 2012 • Austin, Texas • Noteworthy
  Federal Government Unable to Deal with Surge of Minors
  Over the first six months of the federal fiscal year, more than 5,200 unaccompanied minors crossed the border illegally into the United States. That figure represents a surge of more 90 percent over the same period last year, with more than 1,300 children arriving in March alone. Most of them, 80 percent in fact, are coming in through Texas.
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• Wednesday, May 02, 2012 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
  Statement by Gov. Perry on UT Permian Basin’s Proposal to Add a $10,000 Undergraduate Degree Program
  Higher education, particularly relating to math and the sciences, will play a critical role in Texas' prosperity in the years and decades to come. I congratulate the UT System and UT Permian Basin for this important step toward making a degree more available and affordable for students seeking an education in these critically-needed fields, Gov. Perry said.
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