Rick Perry

During a joint session of the Texas House and Senate Thursday, Governor Rick Perry stepped down after 14 years in office.

WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has refused to quash two felony indictments for abuse of power against Gov. Rick Perry on technicalities, ruling that the case against the possible 2016 presidential hopeful should continue.

WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony charges that accuse him of abusing his power when he vetoed funding for public corruption prosecutors.

A second health care worker who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan has contracted the Ebola Virus and has been quarantined within Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas, according to health officials.

A judge has ruled that Governor Rick Perry must appear at a pretrial hearing to discuss procedural issues in an abuse of power case.

Gov. Rick Perry visited U.S. Army troops in Fort Hood, Texas Thursday morning ahead of their deployment to Liberia to help combat the spread of Ebola.

TOKYO (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry is opening a Texas economic mission to Japan and China as he continues to bolster his foreign policy chops for a possible second presidential run.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin Democrat says Texas Gov. Rick Perry called her last year to see if she would consider replacing the Travis County district attorney after a drunken-driving arrest.

Governor Rick Perry's mugshot has gone viral and even has its own hashtag.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is joining New Jersey Republican candidate Steve Lonegan on the campaign trail.