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It’s Official: Dewhurst Enters U.S. Senate Race

July 19, 2011 9:59 pm by: KUT Staff

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst put out a video to supporters Tuesday evening, announcing he was in the GOP race for the U.S. Senate. Photo by Chris Kosho for KUT News.Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst put out a video to supporters Tuesday evening, announcing he was in the GOP race for the U.S. Senate. Photo by Chris Kosho for KUT News.

By Evan Smith, Texas Tribune

Promising an “unapologetically conservative” campaign, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst today jumped into the Republican primary race to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. Among other promises he made in a video sent to supporters, he pledged to support the controversial “Cut, Cap and Balance” budget plan under discussion in Congress.

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