White is running for Governor too. It's a deal. Two of them run against Perry to try to force him out and get her in. White and Kay Bailout are in cahoots.
Also sets Bill White on the state radar for another office run in 2 years.
He’s like Chris Bell, a career politician who has to hold an office somewhere regardless of scope.
May Kinky Friedman stick a fork in his political aspirations in the Democrat primary.