According to the Houston Chronicle, the former Dallas County sheriff owes money on seven properties in two counties.
Governor’s Office
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
After swapping leads early in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff, Valdez pulled ahead of White and will face incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s what to expect in the Texas runoff elections
Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.
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Analysis: Texas Democrats Lupe Valdez and Andrew White stage a small race for the biggest office
Texas Democrats face a true juggernaut in this year’s race for governor, and they’ll need a juggernaut of their own to pull it off. Last week’s debate illustrated how much work they’ll have to do to compete.
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Politics
Watch Lupe Valdez and Andrew White debate ahead of the Democratic runoff for governor
Watch the Democrats competing to take on Gov. Greg Abbott meet for the first and only debate before the May 22 primary runoff.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Meet Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, the Democrats vying to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott
The candidates in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas governor, Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, will hold their sole debate on Friday. You can watch them virtually debate in our Split Decision series and find out where they stand on abortion, gun control and legalizing marijuana.
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Analysis: A Texas governor’s debate can only be a game-changer if it has an audience
Andrew White is finally getting his debate with Lupe Valdez tonight in Austin. In a low-profile race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas, that could make a difference — if, that is, people watch.
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Politics
Author Lawrence Wright considered running for Texas governor
Wright said he was ultimately overruled by his family. He also acknowledged that it would’ve been an uphill battle.
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TribCast
Forecasting the Valdez-White debate and understaffed Texas prisons (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jolie about Friday’s lone Democratic gubernatorial debate, massive understaffing at one Texas prison and what runoff turnout might look like.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez apologizes for insufficient answer at Latino youth town hall
“This weekend, I fell short,” Valdez said in a lengthy statement. “A young woman asked me a question at a forum over the weekend regarding my track record, and she did not get the answer she deserved. I am sorry, and I understand why people are disappointed.”
