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Former Texas Governor Ann Richards died yesterday at her home in Austin, Texas at the age of 73. Here is the New York Times story. Here’s a condensed history of Ann Richard’s public life. Here are a bunch of Ann Richards quotes. Here are some more. Here can be found the transcript and entire audio of Richards’ historic, show-stopping 1988 DNC keynote address.
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Former Texas Governor Ann Richards contributed her handprints to Bastrop's Sidewalk Handprints Project on Friday, April 26th, 2002. Former Bastrop City Councilwoman, Clara Maynard, her husband Billy, Pat and Sandy Mitchell, and Matt Woerndell, City of Bastrop Parks Foreman traveled to Austin to obtain Ann’s handprints. Thank-you, Ann !
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Film Bush's Brain: Ann Richards was a topic in the film Bush's Brain (by Joseph Mealey and Michael Shoob), in a long segment regarding her defeat in the 1994 election for Texas Governor. The film presents the case that the defeat of Richards involved a whispering campaign that the governor (mother of four children) was a lesbian because she had allegedly hired many gays and lesbians to work on her re-election campaign. [15] At the time, there were ... allegations of cocaine abuse by the candidates.
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Former Texas governor Ann Richards has passed away after a bout with cancer. Her wit and humor will be sorely missed. To read Democratic Leader Pelosi's statement on Governor Richards, please click here.
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Richards gained national prominence in 1988 with her delivery of the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. In 1990 she ran for the Texas governorship, winning in a Democratic runoff against Jim Mattox and then defeating Republican Clayton Williams in the general election. As governor, Richards appointed unprecedented numbers of women and minorities to state posts. She ... advocated public school reform, prison reform, and substance abuse initiatives. Richards sought to streamline the state budget through state government audits and also worked to attract business and manufacturing to Texas. In a contentious campaign for re-election in 1994, Richards was defeated by Republican George W. Bush.
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Former Texas governor Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Sept. 13 after cancer was diagnosed this year, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.
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