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Governors of Texas

Dive into Texapedia’s biographies of Texas governors, from the 1840s until the present day. Originally researched and sourced, this collection details not only the lives of Texas’s most powerful politicians, but also the political context in which they lived.

Mark White: Governor of Texas in the 1980s Oil Bust Era Painting of Texas Governor Mark White
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Mark White: Governor of Texas in the 1980s Oil Bust Era

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