Democrats clash over Texas House speaker race in San Antonio
At the Texas Democratic Party convention in San Antonio delegates debated and adopted a resolution targeting Rep. Gib Lewis of Fort Worth amid a broader speaker contest. The gathering also saw votes on issues from repealing sodomy laws to gay rights and teachers’ collective bargaining while Gov. Bill Clements opposed Bryant and urged using the race to influence elections.
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Texas
Texas Democratic Party
Gib Lewis
D-Fort Worth
Bill Clayton
Houston
Clayton
Lewis
Fort Worth
John Bryant
Dallas
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Texas House of Representatives
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Clovis Morrison
Irving
Morrison
Bill Clements
Bryant
Fran Chiles elected to Republican National Committee
Mrs. Eddie Chiles won a four year GOP post on the Republican National Committee after strong Texas support. Fran Chiles, aligned with her husband Eddie, intends to press Texas interests at the national level and oppose government restrictions on energy production. Endorsed by Betty Andujar Rita Clements Chester Upham and Ernest Angelo, she campaigned amid tax cut and smaller government rhetoric.
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Betty Andujar
National Committee
Sen. Andujar
Rita Clements
Chester Upham
Ernest Angelo
Fran Chiles
Democratic Party
Bruce Calder
Eddie Chiles
Carr Says Clayton Faces Very Dark Days After Indictment
Former Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, who beat federal charges, says Billy Clayton will endure a dark period as he faces a federal bribery indictment. Carr warns of lasting scars and a long trial, noting the case will dominate Clayton’s life while politics takes a back seat.
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Texas
Waggoner Carr
Billy Clayton
Carr
State Capitol
Wendell Mayes
Sharpstown
Clayton
Klan stages peaceful Fort Worth march in 55th year
About 35 robed Ku Klux Klan members marched 10 blocks in Fort Worth to protest communist threat. Police and Klan security kept order as around 200 riot-equipped officers surrounded the procession near the Tarrant County Courthouse and the old Ellis Pecan Co. building, a former Klan meeting place bombed in 1925.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Tarrant County
Trinity River Bridge
Ellis Pecan Co
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