Wendy Davis to run for Texas governor, sources say
Democrat Wendy Davis, a state senator who catapulted to national prominence this summer with a filibuster over access to abortion, is running for Texas governor.
[source: CBS News] Two Democrats with knowledge of her decision told The Associated Press on Thursday that Davis would announce her candidacy next week.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not want to pre-empt her official campaign launch on Oct. 3, which is expected to take place in her home district of Fort Worth.
A Davis campaign had been widely expected, but she has held off making her decision public. Davis campaign spokesman Hector Nieto would not confirm that she is running.