Bill White is the sort of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer had hoped to be. He's well-funded. He's got an organization and a base of voters. He's the kind of moderate who can attract votes from independents and not just

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer is getting out of the race this afternoon, sources said Monday morning. "He just couldn't put it together," said one.

The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in October, up from 5.2 percent a year ago, and up slightly from the 8.2 percent recorded in September, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Brian McCall , a key member of House Speaker Joe Straus ' leadership team, won't seek reelection next year.

Kay Bailey Hutchison won't resign from the Senate to run for governor. Hutchison and her aides began calling other Republicans Friday afternoon to tell them to make other plans.

Rick Perry leads Kay Bailey Hutchison by 11 points in a new Rasmussen survey that's out this morning.

Switching parties is nothing new in Texas.

Bill White is still running for the U.S. Senate, according to aides and to White himself, in response to a flurry of weekend rumors that he's switching to the race for governor.

Rep. Chuck Hopson , D-Jacksonville, will seek reelection, but as a Republican — a move that might save his neck while wrecking the party's chances at winning a majority in the House.

by Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune El Paso business developer Jay Kleberg confirmed Sunday that he will run as a Republican in 2010 against state Rep. Joe Moody , D-El Paso.

by Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune Starting Monday, U.S. Border Patrol plans to ship about 100 undocumented immigrants a day from Arizona back to Mexico through a remote border entry point in Presidio, and Gov. Rick Perry is displeased.

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hank Gilbert 's new transportation plan includes an eight-cent-per-gallon increase in gasoline taxes, which would then be indexed to something called the highway cost index.

Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas is dropping out of the race for attorney general. Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright , who's been looking at the job, doesn't have time to raise the money to outrun former Solicitor General Ted

Rep. Carol Kent , D-Dallas, won't get a second term without a fight.

With three days left to go, only 103,992 Texans had voted early on 11 proposed constitutional amendments in the state's biggest counties.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison for governor, her campaign said today.

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