2014 Texas GOP Convention in Photos

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  A tea party exhibition booth offers weary convention-goers a temporary moment of relief for a price.
  

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  An exhibition booth sponsored by a tea party group warns of the dangers of electromagnetic radiation.
  

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  For sale: Conservative literature for all ages.
  

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  On Thursday night, LGBT youth and allies protested outside the convention.
  

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  An LGBT rights protester carries a more colorful version of the Texas flag outside the state Republican convention.
  

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  About a dozen Texans with rifles staged a protest on Thursday.
  

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  A delegate at a packed anti-gay event snaps a photo of guest speaker Senator Ted Cruz.
  

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  Senator and lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick speaks in the Omni Hotel ballroom at an anti-gay event.
  

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  A booth operator explains his theory on the apocalypse and salvation to convention-goers.
  

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  A tea party booth cautions delegates about electromagnetic radiation present in the exhibition hall.
  

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  Agriculture commissioner candidate Sid Miller wields a guitar signed by his campaign treasurer, Ted Nugent, while speaking with delegates.
  

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  Land commissioner candidate George P. Bush may have had the largest sponsorship-based presence at the state Republican convention, but his enthusiasm wasn't entirely reciprocated.
  

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  A lonely standee of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul watches as more than 1,000 delegates line up for a photo op with Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz's photo op was scheduled during Paul's speech.
  

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  Buttons for sale in the exhibition hall. Sen. Ted Cruz's sold the quickest.
  

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  Devoted Ted Cruz supporters arrived more than an hour and a half early for the chance to snap a pic with the senator.
  

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  Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott delivers the keynote speech Friday afternoon.
  

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  Senator Ted Cruz cuts through the throng on his way to a photo op.
  

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  Hundreds of delegates flocked to Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's photo op.
  

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  Delegates celebrate during Greg Abbott's speech Thursday.
  

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  A bizarre decoration in a tea party booth lists merchandise prices.
  

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  A confetti cannon lets the auditorium have it following Attorney General Greg Abbott's speech.
  

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  Ted Cruz hobnobs with the media during an interview Friday afternoon.
  

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  A convention attendee sports an impressive array of Republican merchandise.
  

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  Governor Rick Perry kicked off the convention on Thursday morning.
  

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  Land commissioner candidate and convention sponsor, George P. Bush, speaks to the delegation Thursday morning.
  

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  The Fort Worth Convention Center was appropriately draped in red, white and blue for the state Republican convention.
  

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  The deals are too sweet to last but a single day at the convention exhibition hall.
  

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  The Dan Patrick booth in the convention expo offered valuable prizes in exchange for contact information.