Conservative Texan News Today

Highland Park residents recently opened their mailboxes to find flyers slamming a school board candidate because he put a Black Lives Matter sign in his yard. Ahead of the May 1 municipal elections, some North Texas school board races have taken on a tenor infused with huge amounts of cash, political divisiveness and dog whistles evoking national wedge issues. For more than a year, trustees have been at the center of some of the country’s most heated debates: People have packed into meetings ...

Entire career in the energy industry -- >> reporter: tillerson, a 64-year-old conservative texan, has no government or foreign policy experience. he has only held one job in his adult life, working for the last 40 years at exxon. first hired as a civil engineer out of college, working his way up through the corporate ladder through the international division, and rietzi inrising t 2006. >> the belief in the promise of international engagement and in the potential for global approaches to meeting...

Controversy as the man emerging as donald trumps leading candidate to be secretary of state, especially among senate republicans, who will be called on to confirm him. hes a big name in the oil business, a big friend of vladimir putin, or at least theyve had a business relationship. more now from cnns sunlen serfa serfaty. >> we are the largest american oil company. we are very global. >> reporter: rex tillerson, a career oil man, on track to become the nations chief diplomat. >> as someone who ...

Controversy as the man emerging as donald trumps leading candidate to be secretary of state, especially among senate republicans, who will be called on to confirm him. hes a big name in the oil business, a big friend of vladimir putin, or at least theyve had a business relationship. more now from cnns sunlen serfaty. >> we are the largest american oil company. we are very global. >> reporter: rex tillerson, a career oil man, on track to become the nations chief diplomat. >> as someone who has sp...

>> the president begins his fourth day of his vacation at marthas vineyard with his family. while it is a working vacation, theyre attacking the president and the economy. rick perry was back on the campaign trail in south carolina, just seven days after joining the race, the conservative texan is considered a top-tier candidate. >> getting america working again is the focus -- i mean, its like a laser on our campaign. >> 16 trillion -- joo perrys rise has come at expense of another front-runner...

Candidate. here he is firing up a gop crowd in new orleans on saturday. >> i stand before you today a disciplined, conservative texan. a committed republican and a proud american. united with you in the desire to restore our nation and revive the american dream. >> karen finny is an msnbc political analyst. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being with us. karen, first question, new nbc news "the wall street journal" poll shows less than half of gop primary voters say theyre satisfied with curr...

To, it doesnt really relate. im excited. like another birthday, sweet. >> and another gadget, i hope and also you can tell its getting closer to summer and the lighter color suit has made it appearance on dave briggs. >> dave: its game time. that and new orleans, the governor of texas sounds ever more like a candidates every day, and hes not gotten into this thing, but sounding like he he may. what he told the group at the southern republican leadership conference down there yesterday. >> no mat...