SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON KATRINA RELIEF
Texas Governor Rick Perry testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the presidents request for additional Gulf Coast aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, in Washington on March 7, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has replaced another member of the state board investigating allegations an innocent man was executed.
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DALLAS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Texas judge ruled two men married elsewhere can divorce in the Lone Star state and that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution.
HOUSTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday named two new members to a panel investigating whether Texas executed an innocent man, a move that delayed the inquiry.
