. After months of speculation, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Ft. Worth) officially threw her hat in the ring on Thursday and announced her candidacy for governor. Thirty-two years ago, I walked across this stage, the granddaughter of farmers from Muleshoe, Texas, who could only afford to rent the land they farmed, Davis said at the Wiley G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City, Texas, the same venue where she received her high school diploma. I had no real idea what the future looked like. Today, I see it pretty clearly. It’s looking right at me. It’s you. It’s all of you. And all of you deserve to have your voices heard. Because our future is brightest when it’s lit by everyone’s star. And that’s why, today, I’m proud to announce my candidacy to be the 48th governor of this great state. Gov. Rick Perry (R) announced in July that he would not be seeking reelection, and his attorney general, Greg Abbott, is the Republican candidate to replace him. A poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan group Texas Lyceum shows Davis trailing Abbott by only 8 points -- 29 to 21 percent -- with the rest of voters undecided. This is the future of texas
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:48:11 +0000
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