Taking a page out of the Obama playbook, Perry also made his own special deal with "green" companies.

"Austin, Texas-based HelioVolt has scored $1M from the Texas Enterprise Fund, Texas Governor Rick Perry said Tuesday, as part of a deal to construct a 125,000 square foot [solar panel] manufacturing facility in Austin. According to Perry, the deal for the manufacturing facility will create nearly 160 jobs in Texas." (Texas Tech Pulse. April 16, 2008)