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No current or former Texas politician has announced a campaign for the 2024 presidential race. If that trend holds, it would be the first time since 1972 — and just the second time since 1952 — that a Texan hasn’t competed in a presidential primary or been on a major party’s White House ticket.

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After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal

History of White House hopefuls at the Iowa State Fair

The Iowa State Fair returns August 10, and with it comes a flood of presidential hopefuls who will make their pitch for why they deserve to be in the White House. (Aug. 10)

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After boost from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president.

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Energy chief Perry asked to testify in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators have called Energy Secretary Rick Perry to testify in the impeachment inquiry and issued subpoenas late Friday to a top White House lawyer and another administration official to appear.

Perry defends urging Trump to make call in impeachment focus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Saturday that he asked President Donald Trump to make the phone call at the center of the impeachment inquiry because it was “important” for the country’s energy needs and had nothing to do with former Vice President J

Correction: Trump-Perry story

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Oct. 19 about Energy Secretary Rick Perry, The Associated Press reported erroneously the title of John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump.

Energy executive pushed by Perry padded his military record

WASHINGTON (AP) — An oil and gas industry executive that Energy Secretary Rick Perry recommended as an adviser to the Ukrainian government exaggerated his military credentials, according to U.S. veterans who said he scrubbed the false information from online profiles after learning they were investi

House Democrats subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday as part of their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

AP’s key findings about Ukraine gas deal Trump allies sought

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press reported Monday that a circle of businessmen and Republican donors touted their connections to President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as they sought to install new management at the top of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company last spring.

Aide: Perry pushed Trump for Ukraine call, for energy issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry encouraged President Donald Trump to speak to Ukraine’s president — but on energy and economic issues, Perry’s spokeswoman said Sunday, addressing Perry’s role in a telephone call that’s at the center of a congressional impeachment probe for Trump.

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Energy secretary: US aims to making fossil fuels cleaner

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on coal and oil, U.S.

New Oak Ridge facility for computing, quantum information

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has helped break ground on a new research facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Energy Department says it will remove plutonium from Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pledging to expedite the removal of weapons-grade plutonium secretly hauled to Nevada last year as the state and Trump administration remain locked in a court battle about whether the shipment was legal.

Energy chief Perry OKs deal to share nuke tech with Saudis

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved seven applications for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia.

Cabinet officials frustrated over backlog of president’s nominees

Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday blamed Democrats for slowing down federal agencies by jamming the nomination process in the Senate.

Rick Perry is ‘designated survivor’ for State of the Union

The “designated survivor” for Tuesday’s State of the Union address is Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

By custom at least one Cabinet member does not attend the speech, in order to preserve the Constitutional line of succession in the event of a catastrophe.

How DC unleashed fossil-fuel exports despite climate worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s keynote speech at the World Gas Conference in June opened with a marching band and ended with an exhibition by the Harlem Globetrotters.

Tweet of O’Rourke’s mugshot triggers social media sparring

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Republican Party tweet recalling Democratic Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s past arrests has triggered a partisan mugshot melee online.

President, energy secretary, S.C. governor talked MOX at May meeting

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster says he spoke directly with President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry about the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility during a recent White House visit.

S.C. governor wants to talk to President Donald Trump about protecting MOX

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster wants to personally speak with President Donald Trump about the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility ‘s potential shutdown.

Perry denies interest in VA job as support for Shulkin fades

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday he had no interest in becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, flatly rejecting speculation that he would soon take over the position amid rapidly eroding White House support for embattled VA Secretary David Shulkin.

The Latest: Trump considering Rick Perry to take over VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (all times local):

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Rick Perry says Energy Dept. sees huge potential in Appalachia region

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday that he sees huge potential in turning the Appalachian region into a fossil fuel production site.

Rick Perry’s coal bailout gets swatted into the stands

How terrible was Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed bailout for the coal industry?

So terrible the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously rejected it.

Energy chief Perry: Fossil fuels can prevent sexual assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he thinks using fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault.

Holding federal institutions accountable becoming harder

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are cracks in the curtains President Donald Trump tried to draw around the government early in his presidency, but the slivers of light aren’t making it easier to hold federal officials accountable for their actions.

The Latest: A&M chancellor to lead Harvey recovery efforts

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Harvey in Texas (all times local):

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Perry tells senators he did not write Trump energy budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats denounced President Donald Trump’s proposed energy budget Thursday, and even Trump’s energy secretary distanced himself from a plan that would slash funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy and basic science.

Energy chief Perry tours Yucca Mountain nuclear site

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry toured the site of a shuttered nuclear waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain on Monday, his first visit to a U.S.

Obama environmental legacy at stake as GOP, industry align

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s administration will leave behind a host of disputed recent actions and unfinished business on the environment — from shelved energy leases and blocked mining projects to pollution restrictions and decisions on hundreds of potentially imperiled species.