After Houston mayor Bill White joined the race for governor late last week, one of his first stops was Austin, a Democratic stronghold that made for a nice, safe place to start his campaign.
2010 elections
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White Stumps Austin
Houston Mayor Bill White has hit the campaign trail after joining the race for governor late last week. One of his first stops was Austin. The Capital city is considered a democratic stronghold. And made for a nice safe place to start his run for governor. Ben Philpott is covering the Texas governor’s race for the Texas Tribune and KUT News.
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Video: Bill White’s Announcement Speech
The Houston mayor reveals the worst-kept secret in Texas politics: He’s running for governor. Unedited video in two parts.
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2010: Kinky Moves?
Texas Democrats aren’t through with the changes on the statewide ticket. Take a look at this teaser from gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, issued after Hank Gilbert exited the governor’s race, set his heart on being agriculture commissioner, and endorsed Farouk Shami.
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2010: Dan Patrick Staying Put, Endorsing Combs
Forget what I said on this week’s TribCast, parroting the chatter around the Capitol: The state senator from Houston is not considering a primary challenge to his fellow Republican, Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs.
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2010: Gilbert Switches to Ag, Endorses Shami
Hank Gilbert got out of the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, saying there are “two credible candidates” in the race. And he said he’ll be a candidate for agriculture commissioner — the office he tried unsuccessfully to win in 2006. And then came the real surprise: Gilbert said he is endorsing Farouk Shami for the Democratic nomination.
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Liveblogging the Bill White Announcement
Moment-by-moment updates from Bill White’s announcement for governor on Friday in Houston. Where it was snowing.
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And They’re Off!
It’s time to harvest the political speculations of the last several months: Democrats and Republicans have until January 4 to put their names on the ballots, or not, in anticipation of the March 2 primaries.
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2010: Going Somewhere?
Hank Gilbert will conduct “a virtual press conference with Texas media to address his status in the race for Governor of Texas.”
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2010: The Re-Entrance of Bill White
Bill White’s expected to announce for governor today. We’ll get you caught up to speed on what led to this day, help flesh out what it all means, and take a quick look ahead.