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The list of TX Governors in The State of the Future TL: Mark W. White (D), 1983-1988: Assassinated. William P. Hobby, Jr., (D): 1988-1995: Didn't seek reelection in 1994. George W. Bush (R), 1995-2000: Resigned after winning the Presidency in 2000. Rick Perry (R), 2000-2015: Didn't seek...

December 19th, 1988 AR Governor's Mansion Little Rock, AR Strategizing for the next campaign ahead Five-term AR Governor Bill Clinton (D) analyzed the fallout from the disastrous 1988 Presidential campaign that the Dems blew, one they had no business losing considering the obvious: Reagan's...

December 2nd, 1988: Benazir Bhutto sworn into office as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan. STS-27 is launched into space by NASA. December 6th, 1988: President Bush names Thomas Pickering as the new US Ambassador to the United Nations. December 7th, 1988: Soviet President Mikhali...

November 15th, 1988: The first Fairtrode label, Max Hoveiour is launched in the Netherlands. November 16th, 1988: Pakistanis vote to elect populist Benazir Bhutto as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. November 23rd, 1988: Former Korean President Jeong Tae-yong, who served as the 13th...

November 9th, 1988: BREAKING: PRESIDENT BUSH NAMING JAMES BAKER, III AS US SECRETARY OF STATE The next day following his landslide victory securing his 1st full 4-year term, President George HW Bush announced he was nominating his campaign manager, long-time friend & trusted advisor, James...

November 8th, 1988: Election Night Results PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH EASILY WINS FIRST FULL FOUR-YEAR TERM *President Bush garners 431 Electoral Votes in landslide victory. *Carries 41 out of 51 states. *GOPers keeps control of the White House for another four more years. *Dems expanding...

Fall 1988 Highlights of the 1988 Presidential campaign Following the RNC Convention, the GOPers aggressively dominated the presidential campaign. National polls showed that incumbent President George HW Bush was holding a comfortable lead over three-term MA Governor Michael Dukakis (D). Bush...

Coming Soon in the State of the Future Edwin Washington Edwards returns to the LA Governor's Mansion securing historic 4th term & how his road to the White House began!

Coming Soon in the State of the Future January 15th, 1991: TX Governor Bill Hobby (D) is inaugurated for his 1st full 4-year term as the 44th Governor

September 25th, 1988: BREAKING: HIGHTOWER INDICTED FOR BRIBERY, WIRE FRAUD, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE TX Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower (D) was indicted this morning on all 25 counts of Wire Fraud, Obstruction of Justice, Extortion, Corruption, Improper Use of Public Funds & Bribery...

Fall 1988 Political Ramifications for the Lone Star State in the aftermath of Governor White's assassination As the shock & devastation of the assassination of then-TX Governor Mark W. White (D) began to eventually dissipate, Texans were left wondering about the implications as well as the...

June 25th, 1988 BREAKING: TX GOVERNOR MARK W. WHITE, JR., IS DEAD Mark Wells White, Jr., (March 17th, 1940-July 25th, 1988) 43rd Governor of Texas from January 18th, 1983 to July 25th, 1988 46th Attorney General of Texas from January 19th, 1979 to January 18th, 1983 74th Secretary of State of...

William Pettus "Bill" Hobby, Jr., (D) 44th Governor of TX July 25th, 1988 to January 17th, 1995 Monday, June 25th, 1988 Lieutenant Governor's Office: Reception Room (2nd Floor) TX State Capitol Austin, TX While in a meeting with TX House of Representatives Speaker Gib Lewis (D-Forth Worth)...

@Ibanez @f1onagher @The Whispering Monk @Mimas Monday, July 25th, 1988 6:57 PM CST Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX The White's during happier times from 1982. As Monday afternoon progressed, many Texans were sent home & school less than two days following the chaotic shooting on...

July 23rd, 1988 BREAKING: SHOTS FIRED AT TX GOVERNOR MARK W. WHITE, JR., (D) AT THE GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO *Governor White hit by gunfire & wounded; condition is unclear. *More than 39+ people injured; casualties climb to 13+. *San Antonio Police Department & Bexar County...

July 23rd, 1988: Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX The Day that Nobody Will Forget! TX Governor Mark W. White, Jr., (D) greeting spectators outside of the Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio before absolute horror occurred. Saturday, July 23rd, 1988: A Day that Nobody Will...

Poppy's road to a 1st full 4-year term Summer 1988 By June 14th, President Bush had won 42 overall primaries garnering 8,253,512 votes (67.97%) while Dole got 2,333,375 voted (19.27%) winning 5 primaries & Robertson received 1,097,446 votes (9.00%) winning just 4 primaries. During the...

The GOPers (Part II) Spring 1988 Following a humiliating finish in the Iowa Caucuses, President Bush entered the upcoming New Hampshire primary with a strong sense of urgency & decided to take the gloves off: going negative on Senator Dole hard & the person who relished off of making...

The GOPers! (Part I) Spring 1988 Despite ascending to the Presidency upon Reagan's resignation on July 14th, 1987, George HW Bush's administration had come under attack from several fronts: pardoning Reagan in light of the Iran-Contra Scandal, his refusal to reveal his knowledge of the scheme...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I decided to spice-up the TL just a little bit by using Flash-forward segments instead of going by month-to-month via 1987, etc., Hoping y'all enjoy! THE DEMS! Summer 1988 Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, GA where the 1988 DNC Convention was held from July 18th-21st, 1988. After...