Wendy Davis leaves local law firm
FORT WORTH — State Sen. Wendy Davis has left her post with one of the city’s largest and oldest law firms, as her bid to become Texas’ next governor ramps up.
“In managing her obligations during the campaign, Senator Davis concluded her of counsel work to Cantey Hanger on December 31, 2013,” according to a statement from her gubernatorial campaign.
Davis, D-Fort Worth, and Republican Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott are the perceived front-runners in the March primaries and are expected to face each other in the Nov. 4 general election battle that will determine Texas’ next governor.
“There can be a number of explanations for this,” said Cal Jillson, a political science professor with Southern Methodist University in Dallas. “But there have been two issues people have expected to pose difficulties for her in her campaign: her personal biography... and the mix of business and politics.
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