Gov. Perry: Not having a great day.

Not to get too Page Six about this, but who was that dashing governor seen moping out of the front doors of the Lege Monday afternoon?

A despondent and tired-looking Rick Perry, clad in yellow tie and cowboy boots, was seen departing the House at around 5:45pm. Flanked by his security detail, he kicked dishearteningly at the ground with his boot heels and exchanged a few pleasantries with some passing bigwigs before getting in that state-issued vehicle for the two-block drive home.

Is this a sign that negotiations over the transport bills may not be going well? Or maybe he was just disappointed that the vending machines were out of Cheetos again.

This article appears in May 18 • 2007.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.