There’s been a major shake-up in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Tom Schieffer has dropped out of the race, and he and several other Democrats hope Houston Mayor Bill White will jump in. For the first time, White says he’s considering it.
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T-Squared: Little White Lie
In which I forgive the mayor of Houston for B.S.ing me last Friday.
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2010: Kinky to White — “Plenty of Room in This Hot Tub”
Kinky Friedman has rejected Tom Schieffer’s calls for all Democratic gubernatorial candidates to line up behind possible contender Bill White.
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2010: Watson’s for White
State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Austin Democrat who kicked the tires on the governor’s race earlier this year, says he’ll back Bill White, if White runs.
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Tom Schieffer’s Exit
Democrat Tom Schieffer’s Austin press conference to announce he’s out of the race for Texas governor, and is urging Houston Mayor Bill White to run instead.
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2010: Bill White Considering Gubernatorial Run
He says he’ll let you decide whether he runs for governor.
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2010: Winners and Losers
Tom Schieffer’s out, and for the sake of this piece, let’s say Bill White is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. How’s that work out for everybody?
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2010: Schieffer: House Democrats
State Reps. Garnet Coleman of Houston, Jim Dunnam of Waco, Jessica Farrar of Houston and Pete Gallego of Alpine got out early in support of Tom Schieffer, who dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor today. Their statement:
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2010: Schieffer: Shami Sticks
Farouk Shami is staying in the race for governor, Tom Schieffer or no Tom Schieffer, Bill White or no Bill White.