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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:36 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:36
From the Dallas Morning News:
State Rep. Dan Branch announced Wednesday that he will seek re-election rather than run for Texas attorney general.
“I’m grateful for the broad encouragement to run statewide,” Branch, R-Dallas, wrote in a news release. “While the prospects for a successful run looked good, with only a month to go now until filing, the prospects of an open seat appears unlikely.”
Branch, elected to the District 108 House seat in 2002, is one of the area’s most powerful lawmakers.
He is the chairman of the House’s higher education committee and a member of the Legislative Budget Board, which tracks state spending. He’s also co-chairman of the Dallas-area delegation to the Legislature.