[CowboyJay]

"Your source includes debt for other agencies including the state universities, etc. Mine is just state debt - the only piece of the pie Perry had any control over."

That is simply not the case. usgovernmentspending.com is notoriously inaccurate. They list debt numbers as simply "gross public debt", and freely admit their numbers are "guesstimated". At least they're honest about their own inaccuracy.

Near as I can tell, Perry is the candidate for people incapable of fact-checking, and being pushed by people who dearly hope everyone else is as well.

[CA Conservative]

freely admit their numbers are "guesstimated".

Nice try. When the final numbers are not available (such as for a current or just completed fiscal year), they mark those specific entries as "guesstimated". Once the final numbers are available, they mark them as such. They also break down the numbers to separate state debt from "local" debt, which includes things like school districts, cities, counties and the university systems (which your number includes).