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In 1994, Whitehead ran for State Treasurer on a platform of abolishing the office and transferring its few remaining functions to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. [3] In 1995, the Texas Legislature passed a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the office, which was approved by a majority of voters later that same year.
The Omni was the site of the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Speakers at the convention included Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards, who gave a keynote speech that put her in the public spotlight and included the line that George H. W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth".
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
Dec. 20—The State Ethics Commission has upheld a hearing officer's decision finding State Treasurer Laura Montoya violated campaign finance reporting laws by accepting $10,000 in concealed ...
The office of State Treasurer superseded a similar office in the Republic of Texas. The Treasurer had a four-year term as head of the State Treasury Department. Duties were divided between the State Treasurer and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Over time, the Texas Legislature transferred most of the Treasurer's functions to the ...
Aug. 30—The pointed ad campaign the New Mexico Department of Health has been using to try to lure Texas medical providers is making a bit of a splash so far — at least in the number of people ...
After a brief business career, she returned to politics in 1990, when she was elected Texas State Treasurer. In 1993 , she was elected to the United States Senate in a non-partisan special election, defeating Democratic incumbent Bob Krueger and becoming the first female senator in Texas history.
After a heated debate Tuesday night, the two candidates vying to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate released their takes on how the night unfolded. Allred, Cruz campaigns react to heated Texas ...