Texas Politics
Weighing a second presidential bid, Perry picks up pace on 2016 prep
December 4, 2014 Updated: December 4, 2014 10:14pm
Photo: Deborah Cannon, Associated Press
Texas Gov. Rick Perry spoke at a news conference on Wednesday in Austin. The Obama administration's executive action on immigration could trigger a new flood of people pouring across the Texas-Mexico border, Perry said Wednesday. His denouncement of the president's move, announced last month, comes at the same time Perry's successor is preparing what could be the first lawsuit to formally fight it. Perry leaves office in January but hasn't ruled out a second presidential run in 2016. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Deborah Cannon)
As his 14 years in office come to a close, Gov. Rick Perry is dramatically stepping up his outreach to those who could influence a 2016 presidential campaign that he has insisted would be the antithesis of his ill-fated bid three years ago.
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