Meet the Next President: Everything You Need to Know about the White House Candidates
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
We already know that Bill White can transfer most of his Senate campaign funds to a potential gubernatorial campaign. For the funds he cannot transfer, he will probably succeed in returning the donations in exchange for equal gubernatorial contributions. But that $4.2 Million that we've seen in his federal account isn't all that's sitting around with his name on it. As Kuff pointed out...
Country Boys Blog (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Interesting article describing Houston mayor and Democrat Bill White. http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-12-01/feature2.php?133349041 There are rumors that he may run for Governor instead of the US Senate. His website: http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | yesterday
The short answer is Republicans will vote for him because they’re tired of Rick Perry. I spoke with two reliable Republican voting family members, (they are not social conservatives), who live in Houston over the Thanksgiving weekend about Houston Mayor Bill White. The interesting part was Bill White came up as the topic of conversation. They [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE one question on the lips of almost everybody in the room as Alex Salmond unveiled his referendum bill white paper yesterday was: "What is the point of this?"
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As Michael pointed out earlier today , Bill White has a nice little stash of cash that he could transfer to a gubernatorial run. Shifting somewhere between half a million and a million dollars from certain mayoral accounts could give him around $5 million to enter the Texas Governor's race, not counting any burn of previous cash on hand, continued fundraising, or the fact that he can...
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As Michael pointed out earlier today , Bill White has a nice little stash of cash that he could transfer to a gubernatorial run. Shifting somewhere between half a million and a million dollars from certain mayoral accounts could give him around $5 million to enter the Texas Governor's race, not counting any burn of previous cash on hand, continued fundraising, or the fact that he can...
blogHOUSTON (Free subscription) | yesterday
TEXAS TRIBUNE is running an email exchange this week between local bloggers David Benzion and Charles Kuffner. The topic: How good a mayor was Bill White? Readers here probably have some thoughts on that topic, so be sure to drop in on Texas Tribu...
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Mayor Bill White posted some interesting data on electricity deregulation on his facebook page: In 1999 the average price of electricity fo U.S. homeowners was $8.16 per kilowatt/hr. and in Texas lower, $7.55, because our energy resources helped us. But then we deregulated power in Texas. By 2007 the ave. US price was $10.65, and in Tx it soared to $12.34. This year through Aug the ave....
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
03:40 PM CST on Monday, November 30, 2009By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning NewsI spoke with Houston mayor and Prius driver Bill White last week about plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. White, who might run for governor, has guided the city to support plug-ins, as well as renewable energy. But White isn't one of those politicians who thinks plug-ins are magic carpets....
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
• Louisiana-bound oil tanker hijacked. • Yukos shareholder case against Russia can proceed. • Fight brewing over Lyondell's efforts to abandon Alvin plant. • Koch to hike oil pipeline capacity out of South Texas' Eagle Ford • Gazprom's oil arm...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
The thought that struck me as I read this story about Bill White’s expected switch to the Governor’s race is that maybe he was right to have taken this particular route to where he is now. I mean, he’s generated a ton of excitement with this announcement, more than he’d have gotten a year ago [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE one question on the lips of almost everybody in the room as Alex Salmond unveiled his referendum bill white paper yesterday was: "What is the point of this?"
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The Houston mayor's possible governor bid raises Democrats' hopes that the party can finally win a statewide race again.
The Steamie (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Now is not the time for soundbites, but I do believe that the hand of history is on our shoulders.It is fitting to use Tony Blair's famous phrase to honour the Referendum Bill's white paper as Tony was the Prime Minister who delivered devolution to Scotland and it was Tony who was Prime Minister when the SNP won an historic victory in the Scottish Parliament elections in 2007, a victory...
The Eagle Politics (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
AUSTIN -- His voice has a drone-like quality, and he admits he's not the most television-friendly politician in Texas. Even his name is bland: Bill White.But the Houston mayor has sparked rare excitement -- and perhaps a few sighs of relief -- among ...
