State of State speech reveals new Rick Perry Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:23 am, Sunday, February 3, 2013 President Barack Obama's victory in the 2012 presidential race — and Perry's personal drubbing in the Republican presidential primary — has led him and many other Republicans to drop the tea party rhetoric that was so popular in 2011. Perry declared the bill "emergency legislation" and tea party politicians introduced nearly ... Read More