Delegate Barry J. Jordan holds his hand over his heart during the national anthem opening the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, June 7, 2012. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has provoked boos at the state Republican Convention by repeating his support for U.S. Senate candidate David Dewhurst. Dewhurst and former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz. meet in a runoff election July 31 for the Republican nomination to replacing retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. (AP Photo/LM Otero)