[CA Conservative]

Also , the amount of state debt has more than doubled since Perry became governor. Perry is another spend and borrow rino like George W. Bush

Another bald-faced (and bold font) lie from Red South - but what else can we expect?

According to USGovernmentSpending.com, state debt in Texas in the year 2000 was $19.2 billion. At the end of 2010, it was $27.3 billion. Even if you don't account for inflation, that is only a 42% increase. If you account for inflation, it is a 16% increase, or 1.6% per year.

[CowboyJay]

According to the Texas State Bond Review Board, the numbers you're citing bear no resemblance to reality.

TX state-held debt $37.71B as of August 31, 2010