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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Texas spends $25 million rebuilding mansion as Gov. Perry seeks cuts

A stairway leads to the second floor of the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. Four years ago the building was nearly destroyed in a fire started by an unknown arsonist. Gov. Rick Perry's office said Wednesday that pieces of the mansion's historic furniture collection are being moved back into the building. Perry and his family are expected to return in late July.