Former Texas Governor

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a transition official said, putting him in charge of the agency he proposed eliminating during his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who famously forgot the Energy Department was one of the agencies he pledged to eliminate, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to become energy secretary, two people with knowledge of the decision say.

Former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out of the US presidential race Friday, becoming the first casualty in a crowded battle for the Republican Party nomination in 2016.

Former Texas governor Rick Perry announced he will run for the White House today, throwing his hat into a very crowded Republican presidential field following his failed run in 2012.

George P. Bush, son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the grandson of former President George HW Bush, said on Tuesday he would run for the Republican nomination to be Texas Land Commissioner in 2014.

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalise the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a transition official said, putting him in charge of the agency he proposed eliminating during his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who famously forgot the Energy Department was one of the agencies he pledged to eliminate, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to become energy secretary, two people with knowledge of the decision say.

Former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out of the US presidential race Friday, becoming the first casualty in a crowded battle for the Republican Party nomination in 2016.

Former Texas governor Rick Perry announced he will run for the White House today, throwing his hat into a very crowded Republican presidential field following his failed run in 2012.

George P. Bush, son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the grandson of former President George HW Bush, said on Tuesday he would run for the Republican nomination to be Texas Land Commissioner in 2014.

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalise the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.