How the Deported American Teen Spent Her Time in Colombia
The teen who accidentally got deported to Colombia spent a lot of time doing what lots of American teens do: talk about drugs, sex and boredom.
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Governor of Texas Rick Perry has some bad news for Texas women. On Friday afternoon, the one-time presidential hopeful notified several sponsors of a state bill addressing gender-based wage discrimination that he had vetoed it.
The teen who accidentally got deported to Colombia spent a lot of time doing what lots of American teens do: talk about drugs, sex and boredom.
A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home in 2010 was mistakenly deported to Colombia, despite being an American citizen who doesn't speak Spanish.
It was a campaign ad hand-tailored for the Republican base but Rick Perry's 30-second spot decrying "Obama's war on religion," is fueling a new genre of mashups and parodies for the Internet.
The search for the most alarming fried turkey tutorial stops in Texas, Thanksgiving greasefire capital of America.
John F. Kennedy was shot to death 48 years ago, and enough time has pass that people aren't quite sure how to mark the anniversary anymore.
A death row inmate in Texas has sought DNA testing that he says will exonerate him, but he is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday.
MSNBC has the incredible footage
The Texan was quoted as saying "I've had roadkill that tasted better than that"
Texans lost a bit of their home-state pride in the process
Texas has the highest compensation in the country for wrongful convictions
The Texas governor says some kids "don't need coddling"
The staffer who once worked for Merck fits a trend at the Texas governor's office
He's not the next George W. Bush, he's the next Chuck Norris
Perry rails against "cocktail circuit" Republicans who would shush him
A running list of complimentary trips and luxurious freebies
Spending cut show down has actual, tangible consequences
Texas's wind-fueled wildfire remains only 30 percent contained
Nearly 500 homes destroyed as fires rage into the morning
2011 has been both the hottest and driest summer for Texas in at least 116 years
What Perry's staffing choices tell us
Also in books: the search for "the next Harry Potter"
Making women listen to fetal heartbeat won't fly, says judge
Forecasts show the storm may become a Category 3 today
And the HPV thing was kind of his signature issue for a while
The Texas Rangers have started an anti-wave campaign that fans have not taken to
Texas governor has been talking to fundraisers and Iowa and New Hampshire activists
But he was an active college prankster
Perry can attack Romney and raise cash without entering the race thanks to Texas law
Politico says Rumsfeld "helped steer" Perry to former members of his staff for a briefing
The libertarian iconoclast is focusing all his energy on the 2012 presidential race
Humberto Leal Garcia Jr. is dead, but the ramifications will be felt for a long time
The Texas governor is being cagey about his candidacy. Presidents, he notes, go grey
The Texas governor makes headlines with a couple unorthodox moves
The stalemate reignites debate over the Civil War's legacy
Wall Street Journal says the Republican veteran source is "normally reliable"
On the end of NATO, the Army's liberal ethos, and the cost of urban farming
And people seem to like it! Rick Perry for 2012?
News outlets rushed to retract reports of a (non-existent) stack of rotting bodies
His announcement of a Houston prayer event stokes presidential speculation
The state is struggling with defining the same-sex marriages they don't want to allow
After years of denials, governor more open to presidential bid
The state would also impose a 24-hour waiting period for women
But with zero chance of passing, some think he's just courting the Latino vote
The state's GOP doesn't feel its wild fires got enough federal attention
As predicted, Obama's original birth certificate has settled nothing for die-hards
"We're in a particularly dangerous situation weather-wise"
He also asked the federal government for help
A six-year old brought a loaded gun to a Houston, Texas school
White House wanted softie interviews with local TV reporters to sell deficit proposals
Unlimited donations to parties allowed in their attempts to redraw Congressional districts
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