Democratic candidates for Texas governor to debate Friday evening

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THE TWO CANDIDATES IN THE
RUNOFF FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR FACE-OFF
TONIGHT IN THEIR ONLY DEBATE.
WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO
YOU LIVE AT 7:00 ON
KXAN.COM,
OUR WEBSITE.
WE ARE LIVE WITH THE CANDIDATES
AHEAD OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE AT
SAINT JIMMY'S OF THIS COUPLE
CHURCH -- ST.
JAMES AT THIS
COUPLE CHURCH -- ST. JAMES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
YOU BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS
DEBATE.
NOW YOU FINALLY HAVE THE CHANCE
TO DO IT.
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?
I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VISION
FOR THE FUTURE OF TEXAS, MY PLAN
FOR HEALTH CARE, GUN SAFETY.
THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES A
GOVERNOR NEEDS TO LEAD ON AND
THAT OUR GOVERNOR IS NOT LEADING
ON.
YOU HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT LOOKED
AT AS THE UNDERDOG IN THIS RACE.
MANY PEOPLE CALL YOU A MODERATE.
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE HAVING
TROUBLE, I GUESS, GETTING TIME.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TONIGHT
TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST SOME OF
THAT CRITICISM?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M A DEMOCRAT.
CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT, AT THE
END OF THE DAY I AM A DEMOCRAT.
BORN, RAISED, WILL ALWAYS BE A
DEMOCRAT, SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT TODAY, TALK ABOUT
DEMOCRATIC VALUES, THE VALUES OF
FAIRNESS, OF EQUALITY.
THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IMPORTANT AND
THAT IS THE MESSAGE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SHARES WITH THE
REST OF THE STATE.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT
AND APPLY THAT TO POLICY, HOW WE
CAN BRING FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY
TO EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND
OTHER AREAS AS WELL.
YOU ARE PERSONALLY PRO-LIFE.
HOW WILL YOU RESPOND TO THAT
QUESTION?
IN A VERY LIBERAL CROWD WE ARE
ABOUT TO SEE.
MY PERSONAL FEELINGS ON THIS
HAVE COME UP THROUGHOUT THE
CAMPAIGN.
IT IS JUST THAT -- PERSONAL.
I TRUST WOMEN TO MAKE THEIR OWN
HEALTH CARE DECISIONS.
I SUPPORT ROE V. WADE AND IF ANY
LEGISLATION COMES ACROSS MY DESK
WHEN I AM GOVERNOR, I WOULD VETO
IT.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BEING PERSONALLY PRO-LIFE AND
ALSO SUPPORTING ROE V. WADE.
PHIL RICHARDS OF PLANNED
PARENTHOOD RECENTLY AGREED WITH
ME AND SAID THERE IS ROOM FOR
THAT.
YOU HAVE TO BEAT LUBELL
VALDIS -- LUPE VAL
DEZ BEFORE YOU
GO AGAINST GOVERNOR ABBOTT.
I AM RUNNING MY OWN RACE TO
BRING SANITY BACK TO GOVERNMENT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE THE BEST CHANCE
OF BEATING GREG ABBOTT.
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS NEED TO PICK A
CANDIDATE THAT CAN WIN AND I AM
THAT CANDIDATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME, MR. WHITE.
WE WILL HAVE COVERAGE FROM THAT
DEBATE ON KXAN.COM.
WE ARE HERE WAITING FOR SHERIFF
LUPE VALDEZ.
ANDREW WHITE HAS LIVED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S MANSION BEFORE AS THE
TEENAGE SON OF FORMER TEXAS
GOVERNOR MARK WHITE.
HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF AN EQUITY
FIRM.
HE HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVE IN
POLITICS BUT MADE THE DECISION
TO JOIN THE RACE AFTER HIS
FATHER'S DEATH LAST AUGUST.
WHITE TOLD ME THAT GOVERNOR
ABBOTT POSSIBLY LEADERSHIP STYLE
IS THE ANTITHESIS OF HIS
PROCESS.
FOR SHERIFF LUPE VA
LDEZ, SHE
SERVED FOUR TERMS AS SHERIFF OF
DALLAS COUNTY BEFORE STEPPING
DOWN.
SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF MARGARET
FARMWORKERS.
SHE ANNOUNCED THE DALLAS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD NOT TURN
OVER UNDOCUMENTED OFFENDERS TO
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
INSTEAD, THEY DO SO ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
THE CONFLICT WAS ONE OF THE
MOTIVATING FACTORS IN AT IT'S
PUSH -- ABBOTT'S PUSH FOR
ANTI-CENTURY CITY LEGISLATION.
SHE IS HERE WITH US BEFORE THE
DEBATE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
HERE WE ARE ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOU.
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL GOING FORWARD?
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THEY
HEAR MY MESSAGE.
I AM THE CANDIDATE OF THE
EVERYDAY TEXAN, AND THEY NEED TO
HEAR MY VALUES AND WHAT I STAND
FOR AND KNOW THAT I WILL
CONTINUALLY FIGHT FOR THEM.
YOU WILL HEAR QUESTIONS
PROBABLY ABOUT SOME OF THE
RECENT CRITICISMS OF YOUR
CAMPAIGN
WHAT IS YOUR BIG MESSAGE TO
PEOPLE WHO ARE SHAKY AFTER
THOSE?
HE MAY HAVE THE VOTES OF THE
NEWSPAPER, BUT I HAVE THE VOTES
OF THE PEOPLE.
YOU WILL HEAR A LIST OF
ENDORSEMENTS, AND YOU WILL HEAR
THE TRUTH AND THE GRASSROOTS
FOLKS THAT HAVE ENDORSED ME, AND
I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
OUR ISSUES, AND IN THE END, WE
WILL SEE WHICH ONE COMES OUT.
THE MAIN ENDORSEMENT IS THE
VOTER.
YOU WILL BE ON STAGE WITH MR.
WHITE.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU AND MR. WHITE?
THERE'S SEVERAL, AND I THINK
WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM
DURING THIS DEBATE.
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Democratic candidates for Texas governor to debate Friday evening

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