Before there was the Tea Party movement, there was Texas Rep. Ron Paul and his belief that the federal government should stay out of people's lives.

Next week, the past, present and future of the Tea Party will come together on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin.

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Paul and his son, Rand, who was elected to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky with Tea Party support, announced today that they will hold a "major" rally May 6 with the Tea Party Express, one of the largest groups in the anti-tax, small-government movement.

The rally will also feature Senate candidate Ted Cruz, who is among the GOP candidates in the Lone Star state seeking the seat of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Cruz has been described as the Texas version of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, another Tea Party favorite elected in 2010.