Perry’s attorneys had sought to have the two criminal charges — coercion of a public official and abuse of official capacity — against him thrown out on constitutional grounds, their second failed attempt to have the case dismissed.
Tony Buzbee, the governor’s attorney, said in a statement issued Tuesday that Perry “acted lawfully and properly exercised his power under the law as Governor to protect the public safety and integrity of government.”
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“We’re moving right along as we have intended to” with those plans, he said, and hinted that he may already have his mind made up on whether to go forward with another bid.
“We’ll make a decision — or, actually, make an announcement, is a better descriptive term — in the May-June timetable just like we had intended to before this,” Perry added.
