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The FBI has opened an inquiry into Gov. Rick Perry's claims that his campaign website was hacked last week during a re-election announcement, according to the Associated Press.

Kinky Friedman made the rumors official this week when he announced that he plans to run for Governor again, this time as a Democrat. While the Democrats aren't receiving as much attention as Perry and Hutchison, the number of people planning to run in the Dem primary has slowly grown. The list Friedman is joining includes Tom Schieffer, teacher Felix Alvarado, former candidate for Ag Commissioner Hank Gilbert, and former candidate for Railroad Commissioner Mark Thompson. Kinky and his pal Willie Nelson already have a fundraiser planned for mid-September. [Politico]

Former Austin mayor and current State Senator Kirk Watson, who had been rumored to be planning a run for governor, has formally announced that he wants to stay in the State Senate. "There’s been a lot of speculation about my plans for the next election. Well, I’ve decided what I’m going to do. . . I will run for re-election to the Texas Senate in 2010," he said in a statement released this afternoon. So far the Democrats running for governor haven't captured as much attention as the GOP matchup between Perry and Hutchison; without Watson, the biggest name in the Dem race is Tom Schieffer (Bob's brother), with rumors of former Travis County AG Ronnie Earle or past Independent candidate for governor Kinky Friedman possibly running in the Democratic primary also. [Austin Chronicle]