THE STORY SO FAR
June 14, 2013: Gov. Rick Perry vetoes $7.5 million in state funding for the Public Integrity Unit in the Travis County district attorney’s office, following through on a threat to cut the money unless District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigned.
Aug. 15, 2014: A Travis County grand jury indicts Perry on two felony charges, abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant, related to the veto threat.
Aug. 19: Perry is booked and his mugshot taken. He insists he did nothing wrong, amid cheers from supporters.
Aug. 25: Perry’s lawyers file the first of several challenges seeking dismissal of the charges.
Nov. 6: Perry appears at a court hearing for the first time, saying he did nothing illegal.
Nov. 7: Prosecutor Michael McCrum files three briefs opposing dismissal of charges.
Nov. 18: A judge rejects the first of two requests to dismiss case.
Jan. 27, 2015: The judge rejects the second, more substantial request to dismiss the case. Perry’s attorneys immediately appeal to the 3rd Court of Appeals.
Feb. 13: Responding to criticism from the judge, prosecutors clarify the criminal charges against Perry, saying they intend to prove that the former governor’s veto threat was an effort to stymie or obstruct an agency he disagreed with.
Feb. 23: Perry’s lawyers file another motion to dismiss the case, saying prosecutors were trying to insert facts into the case that grand jurors did not find.
June 4: Perry announces he will again seek the GOP nomination for president, a long-expected announcement.
July 24: The 3rd Court of Appeals dismisses the coercion charge, overturning that law as unconstitutional, but lets the abuse-of-power charge stand.
Aug. 11: State Prosecuting Attorney Lisa McMinn says she will ask the Court of Criminal Appeals to reinstate the coercion law.
Aug. 18: Perry’s legal team appeals the remaining charge against him to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Sept. 11: Perry, failing to gain traction with voters and lagging in fundraising, ends his run for president.
Wednesday: The Court of Criminal Appeals grants reviews of both appeals, setting an aggressive schedule that includes oral arguments on Nov. 4.