As President Obama flies to Texas, he'll be heading to the home state of one of his fiercest critics: Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

A year ago, Perry greeted Obama on a trip to Austin with a letter demanding more border security.

Today, Obama visits El Paso to discuss new efforts to defend the border and call again for "comprehensive immigration reform" -- but Perry will not be on hand to greet him, despite a presidential invitation.

Nor will the Republican governor meet with Obama in Austin, where the president will address a pair of Democratic fundraisers.

Perry spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger told The Dallas Morning News that Perry had requested a brief meeting, perhaps on the tarmac in Austin and wanted to ask him to tour wildfire damage in Texas in hopes of persuading the president to declare a disaster area and provide federal funds.

"They said he didn't have time to do that," Cesinger said. "They suggested a quick greeting out in El Paso, but given the distance and the short time, we weren't able to arrange that."

Perry -- who has criticized Obama on items ranging from health care to federal spending -- protested the lack of aid on the Texas wildfires. "I am dismayed that this administration has denied Texans the much needed assistance they deserve," he said.

Obama has taken a few shots at Perry as well -- and we'll be interested to see if he does so again at tonight's Democratic fundraisers.

Speaking last month to a Dallas television station, Obama said, "Gov. Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help -- which he happily took -- and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."