A version of this story ran in the May / June 2024 issue. It’s been a decade since the pride of Paint Creek, James Richard Perry—yes, that’s Rick—occupied the Texas governor’s mansion.

On Jan. 20, 2015, Rick Perry left the office of governor of Texas after serving for 14 years and one month. His years in Austin were influential to the state of Texas and continue to affect the ...

President Trump on Monday ridiculed former Energy Secretary Rick Perry and blamed him for suggesting the 2019 phone call with ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas government as a senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan. Phelan made the announcement Thursday morning in a news release touting Perry's previous posts ...

KENEDY, Texas — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested a wait-and-see approach to those concerned about President Donald Trump's tariff plans Wednesday during a ribbon-cutting event in ...

PERRY: Well, that's what they said about Ronald Reagan as well, that, you know, he was unelectable, he was not the one that they wanted to pick. But South Carolina citizens said, you know what, he is.

Former Gov. Rick Perry joins embattled Speaker Dade Phelan's team as an advisor Perry will advise the Texas Speaker until the beginning of the 89th Texas Legislature is gaveled into session on Jan ...

Texas' longest-serving governor throws his hat into the GOP presidential race. August 13, 2011 -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry shook up the 2012 race today when he made his candidacy official in ...

When Gov. George W. Bush left the governor's mansion for the White House after his election win in 2000, Perry was elevated to the governorship, a position he maintained until Jan. 2015.

Updated September 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM CDT AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Former Energy Secretary and Texas Gov. Rick Perry testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2019 ...