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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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.