State of Texas Archives: on Local Issues

Rick Perry: Texas is nation's top moving destination for last 8 years

And even with a mass influx of job-seekers realizing their dreams in Texas, our unemployment rate has consistently remained below the national rate. Even with that growth in industry and population, we've maintained a strong commitment to the environment.

Rick Perry: Can-do culture: Texas is not merely strong, but exceptional

We believe these ideals are sturdy enough and strong enough to advance any and all Texans, regardless of race, color or creed. We embrace a "can do culture" for every citizen willing to work hard and pursue a dream. Those ideals propel us forward as we stand as a national example that hard work can breed success regardless of one's station in life, that freedom is the best antidote to poverty, and that each individual deserves to inherit a state of equality and opportunity. May the work we do in these hallowed halls preserve opportunity for every Texan.