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Davis for governor
Texas needs a leader who's willing to tackle tough issues too long ignored.
October 17, 2014 Updated: October 20, 2014 11:19am![Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (Andy Jacobsohn/Dallas Morning News/MCT) Photo: Andy Jacobsohn, MBR / Dallas Morning News](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206002754im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/32/60/57/7015363/7/460x1240.jpg)
Photo: Andy Jacobsohn, MBR
Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (Andy Jacobsohn/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
On Jan. 20, 2015, the day that Gov. Rick Perry steps down after 5,144 days in office, he will note with justifiable pride the state's thriving economy. The so-called Texas Miracle, fueled in large part by an oil and gas boom few could have anticipated in 2000, has created more than 2 million jobs, more by far than any other state.
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