Roundup of DMN coverage of Obama's Texas visit

Let's start with Slater:
Obama's popularity lags, but Austin event provides perfect photos
AUSTIN — What better place for Barack Obama to appear in public in Texas these days than here — a college campus in intrepidly blue Travis County.

The president is not particularly popular in the state, but he’s always been a hit in Austin. In February 2007, he’d barely announced his candidacy when 20,000 Austinites showed up on the banks of Lady Bird Lake to see him, a prelude to huge crowds to come in his bid for the White House. http://dallasne.ws/9fPm6F

When he landed at Austin Bergstrom for the first leg of his visit, Governor Perry was on the tarmac with a letter for him. Hoppe:
Rick Perry's border letter to the president
In his brief tarmac encounter with President Obama, Gov. Rick Perry welcomed him to Texas and took the opportunity to hand a letter to the president's aide, Valerie Jarrett. http://dallasne.ws/9CcYWO

Holly Hacker was at Gregory Gym on the UT campus:
At UT, Obama calls for more college graduates
President Barack Obama visited the University of Texas at Austin Monday to deliver a common-sense message: Higher education is important, and this country needs more of it. http://dallasne.ws/bAl9rJ

After his Austin events, President Obama flew to Dallas for another fundraiser. Stahl introduces us to his host, lawyer Russell Budd:
Obama's Dallas host is prolific Democratic donor
The host for President Barack Obama's Dallas fundraiser is a well-known trial lawyer who has been a prolific donor to the Democratic Party.
http://dallasne.ws/a7Ktgi

One of the motorcycle cops riding escort on the Presidential cavalcade took a spill, but he's ok. Back in '08, Officer Lozado died in a motorcycle crash as he escorted then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Erinn Connor has the story:
Dallas motorcycle officer released from hospital after Obama motorcade crash
A Dallas motorcycle officer injured while escorting President Barack Obama's motorcade was released from the hospital this morning. Senior Cpl. Michael Manis, 50, flipped his motorcycle Monday afternoon while exiting the Dallas North Tollway onto Wycliff Avenue in Oak Lawn. http://dallasne.ws/9IrxYd

Lots of Dallas-area Democrats were there to greet him. Gromer Jeffers was there, too:
Local Dems meet, greet Obama
As President Obama strode through the Highland Park home of civil lawyer Russell Budd, he encountered several of the county's most important Democrats. They included District Attorney Craig Watkins, former Dallas Mayor Pro tem Elba Garcia and state Sen. Royce West. http://dallasne.ws/aivaFo


Lori Stahl reported on the protest in Dallas, while our own Mulvaney covered the anti-Obama rally at the Capitol:
Republicans rally in Dallas to show disdain for Obama
Hundreds of North Texas Republicans rallied for hours Monday in blazing heat to show their disdain for President Barack Obama on the day he made a swing through the state. http://dallasne.ws/cPrgCJ

Gillman from our DC Bureau flew down to Texas with the president. His report:
Obama hauls in checks during short visit to Dallas and Austin
Over the course of six hours Monday in Dallas and Austin, President Barack Obama managed to rake in $1.6 million for Democrats , kick up some dust in the governor’s race, and issue a stern warning to voters: Beware the ideas of Texas-style Republicans. http://dallasne.ws/aKmSMN