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Have you heard about our HQ Door Prizes?

Show your support for Governor Perry and enter for your chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We'll be giving out unique prizes in the coming months to those who participate in Perry Home Headquarters grassroots recruitment.

A brand-new prize, just announced today, includes lunch with Craig James. Craig James currently serves as a sportscaster on ESPN networks. Before joining ESPN, James was a running back in college at Southern Methodist University and for the New England Patriots. In 1984 he was named NFL Rookie of the Year and NFL Offensive Player of the Year by The Vince Lombardi Committee in 1985.

Other prizes include a tour of the U.S. Capitol with America's Historian David Barton, a football camp with Mike Leach, and time out on the range with some amazing firearms at LaRue Tactical.

Click here for more information about our HQ Door Prizes!

Visit http://www.rickperry.org/page/hq-door-prizes to learn more about how to win! Stay tuned, and check back over the next few weeks as we announce more great door prizes.

Follow our campaign twitter account, @govperry2010, to find out about a grassroots event near you!

Have you heard about our HQ Door Prizes?

Show your support for Governor Perry and enter for your chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We'll be giving out unique prizes in the coming months to those who participate in Perry Home Headquarters grassroots recruitment.

Some of the great prizes include tacos with Pat Green and Cory Morrow at El Arroyo (just announced today) and lunch with Troy Aikman (just announced last week).

Visit http://www.rickperry.org/page/hq-door-prizes to learn more about how to win! Stay tuned, and check back over the next few weeks as we announce more great door prizes.

Under Gov. Perry's leadership, Texas has outpaced every other state by leaps and bounds in job creation this year and over the past decade. No other state can boast more Fortune 500 company headquarters than Texas with its low-tax, low-regulation, business-friendly economic climate. Texas is consistently applauded as a model for good government and good fiscal policy, even in the wake of a national recession.

Last week, Gov. Perry was proud to announce the creation of about 300 new jobs in the San Antonio area by a Fortune 500 giant. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) noted Texas' skilled workforce and stalwart academic institutions as a few reasons it relocated to Texas.

Bill White this week signaled his preference for higher taxes and more debt:

Governor Perry, by contrast, has signed the Americans for Tax Reform "Taxpayer Protection Pledge," and rejects raising taxes:

"Bill White’s call for tax increases is the last thing working families of Texas need in these challenging economic times.

“Transportation, border security and education are just some of the issues that will be a priority in the next state budget. However, just as families have to prioritize spending to make ends meet, so too must their government.

“The people of Texas expect their elected officials to reduce spending and practice fiscal responsibility, not raise taxes in search of additional revenues. I will continue to work with the legislature to identify ways to cut taxes so families can keep more of their hard-earned dollars and keep the Texas economy the envy of the nation.”

There is a clear choice in this race. Choose Governor Perry, not tax hikes.

On Twitter? Follow @LiberalBill for updates, and become a fan of Liberal Bill on Facebook to stay up to date on the latest Bill White news.

By installing your Perry 2010 facebook profile badge, you can get your friends, family, and social network involved in the campaign! The application will add a tab to your facebook profile where your facebook friends can donate to the campaign or get their own badge.

To get the badge, visit http://do.nr/16a

The Houston Young Professionals event is just around the corner. If you live in the metro area be sure to visit www.rickperry.org/youngprofessionals to sign up today!

For more information, contact Dana Parish danaparish@rickperry.org

Did you miss Governor Perry's interview from Monday evening with Sean Hannity on FoxNews? Watch it here:

Just twelve weeks remain until November 2. In another dynamite web video from the Republican Governors Association, Governor Perry and his fellow state leaders from around the country make the case for fiscally conservative governance:

Visit http://RememberNovember.com to learn more about how you can get involved!

Remember November.

"Blueprint for Recovery: Deep in the Heart of Texas," a web video based on economic figures from nearly a year ago, highlights some of the ways in which Texas is leading the nation, even in these tough economic times. Indeed, it may be even more relevant today:

Nearly a year later, Texas remains the blueprint for America's recovery.

Facts you probably won't hear President Obama mention while he is in the Lone Star State today raising money for Liberal Trial Lawyer Bill White...

* CNBC has ranked Texas America’s Top State for Business, based on their study that scored each state based on 40 different measures of competitiveness. Texas received more points than any other state based on categories including: cost of doing business, workforce, economy, education, quality of life, technology and innovation, transportation, cost of living, business friendliness, and access to capital. (CNBC, July 2010)

* Texas’ major metro areas – Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio – were named as America’s Recovery Capitals on a list compiled by Forbes. “Looking for a place to take advantage of the recovery?” Forbes asks. “Try Texas.” (Forbes, June 2010)

* Texas created more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the last 10 years. Texas also has the lowest unemployment rate among the 10 largest states in the nation. Additionally, since the beginning of 2010, Texas has created more total new jobs (and more private sector jobs) than any other state in the nation. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2010)

* Texas has four of top 10 cities for new graduates looking for jobs. (Businessweek, July 2010)

* Texas has five of the top counties for job growth over the last nine years: #2 (Williamson), #3 (Hays), #5 (Fort Bend), #6 (Webb), #7 (Collin). (CNN/Money, July 2010)

For more on how Texas is succeeding under Governor Perry's leadership, see the TEXAS SUCCEEDING fact sheet, below:

Texas Succeeding Fact Sheet