The latest Bill White news from The Texas Tribune.
"My job is to communicate to as many people as I can about where I'd like to go in the future of this state," he said in Austin last week, "and to hope that people want a better future for this state and are willing to support somebody who will work for the people." Full Story
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Whether or not the outcome of tomorrow's gubernatorial primary is conclusive — whether or not we have a runoff six weeks hence — we can say this with certainty: One of the five main candidates on the ballot will be the next governor of Texas. And this: 40 hours from now, we'll know much more about the state's coming political landscape than we do today. While we bide our time and wait for results, we present these final snapshots of the campaigns as they wound down. Full Story
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“I’m a positive thinker. If I wasn’t sure of winning, I would not have put my foot in,” he said in his signature bullhorn tone, pressing his BlackBerry against his ear. “Hello? Hello? You’re speaking to the governor here.” Full Story
Bill White's campaign says it's "focused on the issues that matter to our state's future, not the divisive politics of Rick Perry" or his political consultant. Full Story
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Will Gov. Rick Perry's campaign try to define Bill White as a "big city trial lawyer, anti gun, sanctuary city promoting, Clinton protégé DC politician"? Full Story
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Democrat Bill White takes the same questions that the three GOP gubernatorial candidates faced from Common Sense Texans, the network that connects Texas tea parties. News alert: "His answers differ significantly," the organizer said. Full Story
It’s Christmas every day for political junkies in these last moments leading up to the March 2 primary. Full Story
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The latest Rasmussen Poll has Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White still trailing Republicans Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in hypothetical general-election contests this fall. Full Story
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The El Paso Times backs the favorite gubernatorial candidates of edit boards elsewhere and makes its pick in the anybody's-guess Democratic primary for Ag Commissioner. Full Story
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Without El Paso, you know, it'd be like a campaign without sunshine for Farouk Shami. The Palestinian immigrant running as a Democrat for governor has made public overtures to Latinos, and it's working: He's drawing some of his most significant support from Hispanic Democrats in the Sun City. Full Story
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The laggard of the big five papers finally calls, "Bingo!" — joining its edit board counterparts elsewhere in supporting the senior U.S. senator and the former Houston mayor in the upcoming party primaries for governor. Full Story
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White asks Texans, "Do you think you're getting your money's worth out of state government?" Full Story
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Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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The Bryan-College Station paper's editorial board makes its picks. Full Story
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The Amarillo paper's editorial board gets behind the state's senior U.S. senator and the former Houston mayor. Full Story
The Corpus Christi newspaper's editorial board echoes the sentiments of other papers around the state. Full Story
If editorial boards had the last say, next month’s primaries would be a moot point and gubernatorial candidates could have spent Valentine’s Day eating stale candy like the rest of us. Some of Texas’ largest newspapers weighed in last weekend on their choice for governor and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and former Houston Mayor Bill White grabbed the lion’s share. Full Story
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Editorial boards at the Beaumont, Lubbock, and Marshall papers are backing the former Houston mayor's run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Full Story
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The governor leads the GOP pack with 45 percent, followed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchsion at 29 and Debra Medina at 17. Full Story
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"[F]ar and away the most qualified candidate to represent the party in seeking to crack the Republican lock on statewide offices." Full Story
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