Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell was on hand today to meet with President Barack Obama and will be on hand throughout the day. The Mayor will travel with the motorcade throughout today's events, including a rally at Gregory Gym on the University of Texas campus.
"This is an opportunity for us to highlight what is great about Austin," said Mayor Leffingwell. "I want to thank the President for his support of many local projects and the stimulus funds that have created jobs. Austin is a symbol of our national economic recovery, and we owe much of that to the Federal partnerships we have created".
Rick Perry will simply hand the President a letter about border security in Texas and will likely ask for an increase in federal support in either troop support or federal money since he has totally, mismanaged the border and budget. Bill White is on the campaign trail today.
