Republican Gov. Rick Perry leads Democratic challenger Bill White by 5 percent in a new poll.
If the state needs money to balance its budget, it should look first to sin taxes on gambling, alcohol and marijuana.
The major party gubernatorial candidates' 30-day campaign reports are now available online, offering political observers more detail about their fundraising from July 1 to Sept. 23.
Gov. Rick Perry's campaign reported today raising more than $8 million since July 1, eclipsing his Democratic challenger, former Houston Mayor Bill White, by about $3 million.
In partial campaign finance filings released today, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White's campaign reports raising $4.68 million and has $2.75 million in cash left to spend.
The Republican Party of Texas is accusing Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, of El Paso, of plagiarizing the text of a State of the State address by Gov. Rick Perry, and it has launched a website to make its case: www.madatmoody.com.
Calling him a "thoughtful, experienced, unifying leader," the Austin American-Statesman this morning backed Democrat Bill White for governor over incumbent Republican Rick Perry.
Gov. Rick Perry leads his Democratic challenger, Bill White, 46 percent to 39 percent in the latest poll commissioned by the state's five largest newspapers.
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In the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports, Gov. Rick Perry maintains a 6-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Bill White.
If Gov. Rick Perry's goal in speaking at the National Conference of Editorial Writers luncheon in Dallas was to win the group over, then they say he "utterly failed."
The Texas Farm Bureau is staying out of the general election for governor, endorsing none of the major or minor candidates.
First out of the gate among the big-city newspaper endorsers, the Houston Chronicle today threw its support behind favorite son Bill White, Houston's former mayor, in the gubernatorial square-off against incumbent Rick Perry.
In a rare campaign trail policy announcement on Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry threw his support behind an effort to pass more extensive tort reform legislation.
He may still be recovering after a near-fatal four-wheeler accident this summer, but Steve Mostyn's in a fightin' mood.
