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Video: Perry Visits Guard Troops Training for the Border

Gov. Rick Perry was in Bastrop County on Wednesday to check on the progress of his decision to deploy 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to help secure the Texas-Mexico border.

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Gov. Rick Perry was in Bastrop County on Wednesday to check on the progress of his decision to deploy 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to help secure the Texas-Mexico border.

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