Governor Rick Perry speaks about the Video Game Industry in Texas

Following up on his keynote address from the 2008 E3 Expo, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently filmed a short video which again underscores his commitment to growing the industry and creating jobs within the state and the benefit of computer and video games. Texas currently ranks third in computer and video game production nationwide.

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[Gerald360halowowness]

a polititian that dosent un expetly bashes video games? holy sh-

[HardRockerManiac]

well said governor, well said.

[DezzyDh96]

Holy shit

Without the audio and title I could have sworn this was a fucking 1991 ad for the SNES

[Zyphes]

He didn't even know those kids were behind him

[whycryemo]

It would be cool if those two kids weren't standing there looking like people out of a very bad early 90's movie.

[hexashadow13]

Texas, Our Texas, all hail the mighty state...

[Reeves176400]

It's about time a politician gave the gaming industry the respect it deserves. Not just jobs, but the most cutting edge of technology and media culture.

[hpd929]

Seriously!

[mastaODI56]

@PaintedDead i see

[PaintedDead]

@mastaODI56 you do realize that rick perry has no say on the texas text book content, it is changed by a comittie that is voted in by resedents of Texas and the voting system in Texas doesn't always work for the better.