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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two Democratic state senators released statements of support this afternoon in support of Bill White seeking the gubernatorial nomination for the Democratic Party in the wake of Tom Schieffer's withdrawl from the race . It is important to note that both Sen. Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso and Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin had previously explored or expressed interest in running for Governor. Sen. Shapleigh,...
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today at a press conference in his hometown of Houston, Mayor Bill White told Texans, "I agree to consider running for Governor." There will be many factors that will form his decision, but he specifically mentioned one: you. Like any good statewide politician with a tough decision, he wants your input and advice. Some Burnt Orange Report writers have already voiced a beilef through twitter...
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Hair Balls (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Mayor Bill White is about to switch his future plans from not being elected to the U.S. Senate to not being elected Texas governor.White's move comes as Se...
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The Whig (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Hill: Houston Mayor White will weigh switch to governor's race Houston Mayor Bill White announced Monday that he will consider changing races from Senate to governor, and he will decide by the end of next week. The Democrat will weigh the switch as expectations for a special Senate election are in limbo. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) was supposed to resign her seat this year in order to focus...
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blogHOUSTON (Free subscription) | yesterday
Houston Mayor Bill White: "I'm running for the U.S. Senate.... Yeah, I'm running for the U.S. Senate" (KVUE News, 20 November 2009). Houston Mayor Bill White: "Today I agree to consider running for Governor, and shall make a decision by Friday, De...
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Texas Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fort Worth businessman Tom Schieffer is expected to drop out of the Texas governor's race later today, and Houston Mayor Bill White then will join the fray, according to a reliable source. Schieffer has had trouble with the Democratic primary...
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Don Surber (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jay Leno: “Obama, Pelosi and Reid are drafting a new stimulus bill that White House says could have twice the number of non-existent jobs as the last jobs bill.” Via Andrew Malcolm.
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GINA COBB (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Obama, Pelosi and Reid are drafting a new stimulus bill that White House says could have twice the number of non-existent jobs as the last jobs bill.” (Jay Leno) From Don Surber Continued at website.
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jobsanger (Free subscription) | yesterday
This sort of surprises me. I didn't think Tom Schieffer could win the Democratic Party's nomination for governor, but I didn't expect him to quit. But quit he did , in a 3:00pm news conference yesterday. Schieffer was the first serious candidate to declare his candidacy, and I think he expected to be the frontrunner in the race. By comparison, Hank Gilbert has just recently gotten serious about his...
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Even with the withdrawl of Tom Schieffer and the pending official decision of Bill White on entering the Texas Gubernatorial primary, there remains other candidates in the race for Texas Governor. Of those, we've received the following statement from Hank Gilbert's campaign. DALLAS--Vince Leibowitz, spokesperson for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Hank Gilbert (D-Whitehouse) issued the following...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mayor Bill White of Houston says he is considering running for governor, now that Tom Schieffer, a fellow Democrat, has decided to drop out of the race.
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Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Tom Schieffer dropping out of the race for Governor and strongly encouraging Mayor Bill White to run, it leaves the race wide open for Democratic pretenders, Farook Shami, and Kinky Friedman to drop out before being embarrassed. Running for Governor in a state as large as Texas requires money, a professional campaign, knowledge of state politics, and a serious, skilled, candidate. Shami has the...
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
(CNN) - Houston, Texas, Mayor Bill White said Monday he will announce within a week after the Thanksgiving holiday whether he will run for governor. "I agree to consider running for that office, and will make a decision by Friday, December 4," the Democrat told reporters in Austin, the state capital. He invited Texans to [...]
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Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | yesterday
Now with Mayor Bill White possibly moving to the race for Governor, when will Hutchison announce she will be quiting the race and staying in the Senate to continue her gloom and doom? Grandma Kay should see the writing on the wall by now. The right wing loonies of the republican party are not going to vote for her in the primary and since the right wing loons are the only ones who vote in their primary,...
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