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A Visit to Paint Creek, Rick Perry's Hometown

KUT 90.5 | By Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune
Published August 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM CDT

Rick Perry's remote, rural hometown of Paint Creek is the scene-setter for many a stump speech. We take you there with this photo slideshow from the governor's childhood and audio interviews with people he grew up with.


 
This video was produced for the Texas Tribune by Caleb Bryant Miller.
 
Rick Perry's remote, rural hometown of Paint Creek is the scene-setter for many a stump speech. We take you there with this photo slideshow from the governor's childhood and audio interviews with people he grew up with.
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Politics Rick Perry2012 Presidential Election
Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune
Emily Ramshaw investigates state agencies and covers social services for KUT's political reporting partner, the Texas Tribune. Previously, she spent six years reporting for The Dallas Morning News, first in Dallas, then in Austin. In April 2009 she was named Star Reporter of the Year by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors and the Headliners Foundation of Texas. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, she received a bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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