Perry-O-Meter

Browse the Perry-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Economy Taxes Education PolitiFact Texas has compiled promises that Gov. Rick Perry made during the 2010 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Perry-O-Meter. We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See our About the Perry-O-Meter page for details on our ratings.) The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.

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Latest Perry-O-Meter Promises

Rick Perry

Fund state water plan

Lawmakers revive Broken water-plan promise | May 31, 2013

Rick Perry

Pass law permitting prosecutors to seek life without parole for certain repeat sex offenders

New law enables prosecutors to pursue life without parole | December 10, 2012

Rick Perry

Serve full four-year term as governor

Perry on track to serve full gubernatorial term | December 6, 2012

Rick Perry

Expand Advanced Placement training program to 50 additional high schools

AP program growing despite cuts to incentives | December 3, 2012

Rick Perry

Expand Texas Virtual School Network

Lawmakers signed off on funding method that could bolster online courses | November 28, 2012

Rick Perry

Require active monitoring of high-risk sex offenders for three years on release from prison

Lawmakers did not approve GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders | November 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Will work for constitutional amendment limiting growth in budget to changes in population and inflation combined

Proposed spending cap may be in play during 2013 legislative session | November 20, 2012

Rick Perry

Establish statewide inspector general

Lawmakers declined to create statewide inspector general | November 12, 2012

Rick Perry

Create teams to arrest sex offenders who have violated parole

DPS says team focus on sex offenders accomplished | October 18, 2012

Rick Perry

Require the legislature to say when it creates a new cause of action in statute

Lawmakers shied from saying new laws should say if they are creating new causes for legal action | August 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Increase access to courts for legitimate claims

Perry signed measure into law intended to increase access to courts for legitimate claims | August 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Let Texas judges dismiss frivolous lawsuits

Lawmakers ordered court to make rules guiding judges to dismiss frivolous lawsuits | August 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Pursue state aid to pay share of education center at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington

No state money appropriated for D.C. Vietnam memorial Education Center | April 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Create $100 million Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math scholarship fund

Scholarship fund created, but goal scaled back | March 5, 2012

Rick Perry

Double Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math academies

Academies still being added | March 5, 2012

Rick Perry

Create criminal penalties for employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers

Criminal penalty proposals introduced, but none became law | February 27, 2012

Rick Perry

Require students to stay in high school or be earning GED to keep driver’s license

Key provision stripped from bill in Senate | August 22, 2011

Rick Perry

Won’t run for president

Perry breaks promise not to run for president | August 13, 2011

Rick Perry

Oppose and veto tax increases

Perry opposed state tax increases | August 8, 2011

Rick Perry

Make small business tax cut permanent

Tax exemption extended for two years | July 24, 2011

Rick Perry

Provide business tax credit to help workers get high-school diplomas

Proposal never cleared committee | July 24, 2011

Rick Perry

Cut backlog of pending veterans claims

Agency helped Texas veterans file 16,771 claims | July 18, 2011

Rick Perry

Fund up to 12 more veterans counselors

Counselors came and went | July 18, 2011

Rick Perry

Balance the budget without a tax increase

State budget balanced without tax hike | July 8, 2011

Rick Perry

Freeze public-college tuition increases for four years

Four-year tuition freeze did not happen | July 8, 2011

Rick Perry

Seek constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds vote of Legislature to raise taxes

Proposal requiring a two-thirds vote of Legislature to raise taxes didn’t pass | July 7, 2011

Rick Perry

Fund additional border security efforts

Budget increases state funding for border security | July 6, 2011

Rick Perry

Make “losers” pay for frivolous lawsuits

Under new law, loser of new ‘motion to dismiss’ pays winner’s attorney fees | June 17, 2011

Rick Perry

Toughen law against human traffickers

Perry signs bills with stricter penalties for human trafficking | May 25, 2011

Rick Perry

Sign eminent-domain reform into law before end of 2011 legislative session

Perry keeps promise to boost property rights before end of May | May 23, 2011

Rick Perry

Ensure Legislature acts on a proposal requiring voters to present photo IDs

Voter ID bill on Perry’s desk | May 19, 2011

Rick Perry

Secure $830 million in federal education funding denied to Texas because of non-compliance with congressional amendment requiring state to spend the aid on public education.

Texas poised to receive federal education money | April 26, 2011

Rick Perry

Designate eminent-domain reform as an emergency for 2011 Legislature

Perry designates eminent domain and protecting private property rights as emergency issue | January 14, 2011

Rick Perry

Declare repeal of Houston’s “sanctuary city” rules to be emergency

Perry names abolition of sanctuary cities an emergency legislative issue | January 14, 2011