Anita Perry, a no-nonsense nurse, overcomes shyness in signing on to win votes for her husband

Even seated, she is still on the run. Her weeks are a collection of calls, meetings, travel and speeches. Her agenda is preserving county courthouses, sponsoring the Texas Conference for Women, promoting tourism, pushing childhood immunizations and raising money to restore the Governor's Mansion, gutted by arson two years ago.
Hoppe with a profile of the First Lady of Texas: http://dallasne.ws/dbJ7cZ

The Perrys on the hunt

Not one to quail at the sight of doves, Hoppe reports: http://dallasne.ws/c1FA0G