The third candidate, Michael Badnarik, a computer-programmer from Texas, entered the convention as a dark horse: unlike the other two hopefuls, he had not even rented a room for his campaign headquarters.
At the South by Southwest tech convention in Austin, Texas, in March, he arranged a paid-appearance deal for Grumpy Cat from the website Mashable.
George W. Bush warned his political opponents at the 2000 Republican National Convention not to mess with Texas.
In that vein, Bush's decision to skip the convention and instead travel to Texas to monitor Hurricane Gustav was a plus for McCain.
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In an unusual system, the 193 delegates that Texas will send to the Democratic National Convention will be split between Obama and Clinton according to the results of both the primary and the caucuses.
Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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On her way to the convention hall at the Xcel Energy Center, Texas delegate Pat Carlson said the issue of the Bush legacy is definitely in the air, but it is not a big deal.
Tired of the scouring the states looking to crack 20% of the vote, Texas Congressman Ron Paul is taking his fight to the Republican convention in Tampa Bay on Aug. 27.
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The last time an incumbent president skipped his party's convention was in 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson stayed at his Texas ranch while Democrats met in Chicago, Illinois.
Rove told activists at the Republican Party's spring convention in Sacramento that rebuilding would be "a big task, " but noted Texas as an example.
Both Gingrich and the other challenger, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, said they intended to stay in the race to the Republican convention in August.
"I think you can judge the nature of a man by the company his keeps, and I think pretty good company with Laura Bush, " said the Texas governor, previewing his wife's planned speech Monday, the opening day of the convention.
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