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Clayton Williams, oilman and colorful candidate for Texas governor, has died

Williams, a well-known oilman and entrepreneur from Midland, has died. The one-time Republican candidate for governor of Texas lost a nationally watched race against Democrat Ann Richards in 1990 after a series of public gaffes.

Clayton Williams during the 1990 gubernatorial campaign.

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