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Governor Rick Perry, a Republican whose re-election prospects in a busy field of rivals are tied to a solution, may seek out a settlement, but many political veterans are hedging their bets over the third special session called by him. Governor Perry is facing not just a Democratic opponent, former Rep, the comptroller, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, and Kinky Friedman, the gadfly country singer, and humorist. Mr. Perry has been calling in political chits, lobbying hard for the tax panel's plan, and has called it a rare opportunity to significantly reduce property taxes, make substantial reforms to the franchise tax so it is fairer and broader and ensure our schools have a reliable and constitutional stream of revenue.