Texas Gov. Rick Perry was booked on Aug. 19 for two felonies related to his conduct when vetoing funding for the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit. In the wake of Travis County D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg’s drunk driving conviction in April 2013, Perry allegedly threatened to veto the funding for the unit, which Lehmberg oversees, unless she resigned. These stories detail the events that transpired since Lehmberg’s arrest in April 2013.
July 24, 2015
Appeals Court Dismisses One of Two Charges Against Former Gov. Perry
Former Gov. Rick Perry will face just one felony charge rather than two after an appellate court dismissed his charge of coercion of a public servant. Perry still faces a charge of abuse of official capacity. Read More
