Rick Perry comes to town with big lead over challenger Bill White

Governor Rick Perry is due in town today. He’s scheduled for a 2 p.m. campaign stop at Day Break Coffee in the Kingsgate Center on 82nd Street. Perry has a double-digit lead over Democrat Bill White in a new poll done for five major Texas newspapers. Perry leads White 49 percent to 37percent. Green Party candidate Deb Shafto has 3 percent, and Libertarian Kathie Glass has 2 percent.