Sen. Jeff Wentworth Unhappy With Loss to Brian McCall

When state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, came in second to then-state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano, in the race to be chancellor of the Texas State University System, he sent McCall a gracious note saying, "Just between you and me, coming in second out of 38 applicants, as I’ve been told I did, is not fun — but I wish you and the system well nonetheless." 

Apparently, the more Wentworth thought about it, the less fun it became.

Wentworth recently fired off a packet to Ron Blatchley, chairman of the Texas State Board of Regents, with a letter excoriating the ...

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