If you haven't already heard, Governor Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry are moving out of the Governor's Mansion in Downtown Austin while the mansion undergoes a massive renovation. The whole mansion's being gutted because the plumbing (circa 1914) needs to be replaced and apparently the place isn't fire-safe, which is probably an important thing.

Here's our video story about the renovation project when it was announced.

Today, the Governor's office announced the Perry's have found a new rental pad. It's a three-story house in a gated community with a pool and a guest house (for security folks). Rent ain't cheap though, at $9,900 a month. The home was on the market for $1.8 million.

Compare that with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who's now running for the Republican nomination for president. In 2000, he and his family moved into a triple-wide trailer, er, manufactured home during a two-year renovation of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion. That home (which they parked on the mansion grounds) was worth about $110,000.

We're efforting an interview with Governor Huckabee for a story on this tomorrow.

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