I could never figure out the insanity of bring Clements back after Mark White. He wasn't that popular after Preston Smith a decade before. But I believe the jerk you're thinking of wasn't Clements. In 1990, Richards ran against Clayton Williams, nominated by the republicans when Clements decided not to run for a third term.
It wasn't just Ann's recovery from alcohol (She didn't hide it, she spoke openly about it) but Rove and company had rumors of her using drugs (cleverly ignoring Shrub snorting the lane markers on I-10), of being a lesbian,...
Ann Richards didn't do too much, she accomplished a LOT of progressive change in a short time. Compared with how little earlier Governors had accomplished, it may have seemed like too much to some.
It was Richards that pushed to get every state agency more accessible to the public by being on the 'Net. I remember being in CA in 2000-2002 and being bafflegasted that TX had a better web presence at the time.
I've always loved San Antonio, in fact all of south Texas. Compared to the tight-assed republicans of the north and eastern parts of the state, it's wonderfully relaxed. (I'm a bit biased - I used to date a rabbi from there.) Sure las abuelas click their tongues and shake their heads, but it tends to be much more 'live and let live.'
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It wasn't just Ann's recovery from alcohol (She didn't hide it, she spoke openly about it) but Rove and company had rumors of her using drugs (cleverly ignoring Shrub snorting the lane markers on I-10), of being a lesbian,...
Ann Richards didn't do too much, she accomplished a LOT of progressive change in a short time. Compared with how little earlier Governors had accomplished, it may have seemed like too much to some.
It was Richards that pushed to get every state agency more accessible to the public by being on the 'Net. I remember being in CA in 2000-2002 and being bafflegasted that TX had a better web presence at the time.
I've always loved San Antonio, in fact all of south Texas. Compared to the tight-assed republicans of the north and eastern parts of the state, it's wonderfully relaxed. (I'm a bit biased - I used to date a rabbi from there.) Sure las abuelas click their tongues and shake their heads, but it tends to be much more 'live and let live.'