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Texas Campaigns Shape Up A Busy 1982 Political Scene
January 13 1982 Erie column outlines Texas races with Governor Bill Clements Lt Governor Bill Hobby and George Strake vying for power. It notes U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen facing Jim Collins Walter Mengden and Don Richardson opponents along with Agriculture Commissioner Reagan Brown challenged by Jim Hightower. It predicts party battles and voter turnout.
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Texas
Bill Clements
Bill Hobby
George Strake
Hobby
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
U. S
Jim Collins
Dallas
Walter Mengden
Houston
Don Richardson
San Antonio
Panama Canal
Department of Education
George Bush
Alan Steelman
Reagan Brown
Jim Hightower
Hightower
Texas Bollweavils