CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry is welcoming former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a rally in suburban Houston as he adds some national Republican star power to his re-election campaign.
Palin is appearing Sunday with Perry a day after she was in Nashville to address the first national convention of the anti-establishment "tea party" coalition.
Perry is decidedly establishment in Texas but has campaigned as anti-Washington in his March 2 GOP primary race against Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. He's seeking a third four-year term that would add to his tenure as the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
The rally is being held in an 8,500-seat arena northwest of Houston in Cypress. The facility is decked out with red, white and blue signs, and a giant Texas flag hangs as a backdrop behind the stage.
