Texas Gov. Rick Perry was sworn-in Tuesday for an unprecedented third full term, proclaiming the state "a beacon of opportunity" and predicting that historians will look back on this time as the "Texas century." The governor and lieutenant governor gave speeches focusing on a favorite target, Washington, before hosting a barbecue lunch on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.

As lawmakers face down a budget crisis, Perry reiterated a promise to make up the double-digit shortfall with cuts and not new taxes. "The frail, the young, the elderly on fixed incomes, those in situations of abuse and neglect, people whose ...

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