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And, the Paulies wept. Duncan Hunter doubled the totals of the next-closest candidate, garnering 534 of approximately 1,400 votes cast. Fred Thompson came in second with 266 votes, and Paul rounded out the top three with 217 votes. Here are all the results: Duncan Hunter: 534 Fred Thompson: 266 Ron Paul: 217 Mike Huckabee: 83 Rudy Giuliani: 78 Mitt Romney: 61 Ray McKinney: 28 John Cox: 10 John McCain: 8 Sam Brownback: 6 Tom Tancredo: 6 Hugh Cort: 3 Thompson had a very good showing, especially considering the Fred Head presence was fairly modest, and there were no campaign surrogates...

FredHeads: As you may know, the Texas Straw Poll will be held in Fort Worth on Saturday, September 1. Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain WILL NOT be actively participating. It's also expected that our man Fred will not be actively participating. Given these facts, this poll is WIDE OPEN, folks. It's anybody's ball game. I've been told that FRED WILL BE ON THE BALLOT, and I'm working on getting official confirmation on that. If Fred's on the ballot, we have a golden opportunity to generate a very nice showing for our man right here in Texas. The state...

Positions Drawn in Public Press Conference Austin-Today the Republican Party of Texas held a public press conference to determine which order the Presidential candidates would be placed on the ballot for the Townhall.com Texas Republican Presidential Straw Poll. Republican Party of Texas Chairman Tina Benkiser and Republican National Committeeman Bill Crocker did the honors of hosting the random ballot selection. The ballot order will be: 1. Ray McKinney 2. Sam Brownback 3. Mitt Romney 4. John McCain 5. Ron Paul 6. Rudy Giuliani 7. Fred Thompson 8. Duncan Hunter 9. Mike Huckabee 10. John Cox 11. Hugh Cort 12. Tom...