Minority Candidates Seek High Office in Texas

By Juan Williams

Published October 31, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

In Texas -- a state 52 percent white -- the Democratic nominees for Senate and governor are minority candidates running against white opponents -- and seeking white votes. NPR's Juan Williams reports.

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