Texas ad wars heat up as four vie for governor prize
Four major candidates Perry Strayhorn Bell Friedman join the 2002 Texas governor race with high stake TV ads and a growing ground game. Strayhorn and Perry lead in cash with about 8 to 10 million while Bell and Friedman run leaner. Campaigns plan targeted buys across 20 markets with notable ads reintroducing candidates and addressing education health care and highway plans.
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Chris Bell
Kinky Friedman
Perry
Strayhorn
James Werner
Glenn Smith
Tony Sanchez
Ray Sullivan
Sullivan
Smith
Robert Black
Carole Strayhorn
Texas
Black
Rick Perry
Sanders
Alex Castellanos
National Media Inc
Alexandria
Bush
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bell
Alamo
Texas Capitol
Palo Duro Canyon
Friedman
Daron Shaw
University of Texas At Austin
Shaw
Sherman
Harlingen
Houston
Dallas
Kerrville
Laura Stromberg
Jimmy Buffett
Stromberg
Voters split on governor choice in Baytown survey
Jay Meadors favors Perry, calling others puppets on a string. Dayna Atkins plans to vote but hasn't decided yet. Jeanette Rocha leans Friedman after noting teacher pay, while David Flowers hints Perry due to teacher salary boosts.
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Kinky Friedman
Jeanette Rocha
Cashier
Baytown
Rick Perry
David Flowers
Bell outlines education focus at Labor Day event in Texas
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell told Chambers County Democrats he would reconsider TAKS, urge educators' professional pay, and restore CHIP funding. He criticized teaching to the test and called for raising teachers' salaries by at least six thousand dollars, while stressing state education reform to improve student outcomes. The event also featured Hank Gilbert praising democracy as Bell greeted attendees.
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Hank Gilbert
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Chris Bell
Bell
Chambers County
Kurtis Hamm
Rick Perry
Kinky” Friedman
Texas
Carol Keeton Strayhorn
Perry
Austin
Baytown
CHIP
County and City Clash Over McLeod Park Teen Center Sublease
County official Irby accuses City of breaching a lease by subletting park space for a teen center without commissioners court consent. City argues lease restricts only nonpublic subleases and cites plans for a new Eagle Drive park. Dispute centers on joint development, alternative venues, and whether teens are a city priority.
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McLeod Park
Commissioners’ Court
Irby
Chambers County
Eagle Drive
Mont Belvieu
Nick Dixon
Coon
Win County
Buddy
Dixon
Eagle Pointe
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