Politics & Policy
September 25, 2017
Here’s a List of Everyone Running for Texas Governor So Far
Would you cast your vote for Mr. Leather International, or a guy who legally changed his name to SECEDE?…
Governor
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
TRANSCRIPT: “Very Few People Get off of Texas Death Row Alive”
Michael Hall’s exclusive interview with Ernest Willis.
George W. Bush
January 20, 2013
Born to Run
In the campaign for governor, the Republican nominee is out to prove to voters—and himself—that he’s his own George Bush.
Politics & Policy
December 4, 2009
White Ends “Suspense”
There never was any doubt that Bill White was running for governor, and for that matter there wasn’t much doubt that he wanted to run for governor even when he was running for the Senate. Perry is now fighting a two-front war. A general election race against a Democrat will…
Politics & Policy
November 23, 2009
The Schieffer candidacy
It never really got off the ground. Tom had just been out of the game for too long. The conservative Democrats who had been his political allies during the seventies, when he served in the Legislature, had ceased to exist as a political force. I had the opportunity to meet…
Politics & Policy
November 23, 2009
Mimi Swartz reports on the Bill White press conference; White says he will announce his decision on December 4
Swartz on the scene at City Hall: Upstairs at City Hall at 4:15 today, the local news media was treated to a classic performance by our mayor/gubernatorial candidate, Bill White. The answer to the question that has been swirling through political circles since Kay Bailey Hutchison announced that she wouldn’t…
Politics & Policy
November 23, 2009
White update: Will hold press conference to say he is considering a race for governor
The word is that a race for governor is “in play,” which I take to mean that White is keeping his options open, which is not really news. The bad blood between Rick and Kay is only going to get worse. Had Hutchison resigned in the fall, which was her…
Politics & Policy
August 14, 2009
Watson decides to run for reelection to the Senate
The significance of his decision is not only that he has passed on the governor’s race. It is that he will not be a candidate for attorney general — the office he sought in 2002 and was said to have been considering this year. This increases the likelihood that the…
Politics & Policy
July 3, 2009
Ronnie Earle for governor?
I don’t think he can win a Democratic primary against someone of equal or greater stature, and if he does win the Democratic primary, he has no chance in a general election. He won’t get a single Republican crossover vote. Republicans don’t believe that Earle was a fair prosecutor as…
Politics & Policy
June 25, 2009
Can Watson win?
Kirk Watson’s trial balloon is in the air, as he weighs whether to run for governor in 2010. Here are the questions he should be considering. Q. Can any Democrat win the governorship in 2010, or will the D’s repeat the mistake they made in 2002, when they put fielded…
Politics & Policy
February 1, 2000
Y2Kay
Is Kay Bailey Hutchison plotting a run for Governor? And other questions about Texas politics in the new millennium.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1999
The Six-Billion-Dollar Men
How to spend a huge budget surplus will be the defining issue of the coming legislative session. It will also determine the political futures of George W. Bush, Rick Perry, and Pete Laney.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1998
Two for Texas
Candidates Rick Perry and John Sharp donÕt agree on much, but they both say the race for lieutenant governor is the most important one on the ballot this fall. They’re right.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1998
Less Is Mauro
Barring a miracle, Garry Mauro will lose to George W. Bush in this November’s gubernatorial election. So why is he acting like a winner?…
Politics & Policy
June 30, 1998
President Bush?
He’s the front-runner even before he has officially entered the race, but sky-high expectations are the least of the obstacles George W. Bush faces in his quest for the White House.
News & Politics
May 31, 1998
Pa Ferguson
Why was the former governor Pa Ferguson nicknamed Farmer Jim?…
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1997
Seven Women
Should Texas execute a woman? You could debate that question to death.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1997
Filling the Shoes
Where are Texas politics headed? To 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Face
June 30, 1997
Israel Hernandez
Officially, Israel Hernandez is an aide to George W. Bush, but the 26-year-old is used to hearing all sorts of less-than-glamorous descriptions of his job, such as professional schlepper and purse carrier. But while it’s true he totes around the black canvas bag containing the governor’s stuff—personal numbers, signature cards,…
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1997
Scattered Applause
Everyone at the Capitol that morning in late January knew George W. Bush was at a high plateau, and they were there expecting to witness history being made. Popular and successful after two years as governor, openly discussed already as a potential candidate for national office, he was, on this…
Politics & Policy
July 31, 1995
Bad Medicine
By vetoing the Patient Protection Act, Gearge W. Bush put cost before care.
Politics & Policy
February 1, 1995
More Power to Him
The office of governor is constitutionally weak, but don’t tell that to George. W. Bush.
News & Politics
February 1, 1995
The Many Faces of George W. Bush
He’s part Susan Powter, part David Letterman, part Dagwood Bumstead—and more.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 1989
Don’t Call Him Junior
George W. Bush wants to be governor of Texas. He says he’s not following in his father’s footsteps, but his name, his career, and his ideas about politics seem an awful lot like Dad’s.