FORT WORTH — After a crowd of about 8,000 GOP loyalists roared with boos Thursday at the state Republican convention when Gov. Rick Perry praised Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst as the best choice in the U.S. Senate runoff, many wondered what the reception would be like when Dewhurst took the stage himself the next day.

But save for some isolated jeering that was greeted with a loud "Shhh" from other audience members, the lieutenant governor's speech went off without a hitch.

Several times he got a round of strong applause, particularly when he mentioned the passage of a ...

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