Texas picks candidates to run for governor
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is the first new Republican nominee for the state’s governor in more than a decade.
Abbott coasted Tuesday night to a primary victory against three largely unknown challengers. The win had been considered a foregone conclusion since Abbott announced his bid to replace Gov. Rick Perry, who isn’t seeking re-election after 14 years.
Abbott already has spent months attacking his November opponent, Democrat Wendy Davis, whose primary also was uncompetitive.
The 56-year-old Abbott has been attorney general since 2003 and is a former Texas Supreme Court justice. His ambitions to succeed Perry were no secret while spending years stockpiling more than $20 million in campaign cash for a gubernatorial run.
Other GOP gubernatorial candidates were political unknowns Lisa Fritsch, Miriam Martinez and Larry Kilgore.
Transgender teenager not beaten, police say
SAN FRANCISCO – A transgender teen who said he was beaten and sexually assaulted in a California high school bathroom recanted the story, police said Tuesday.
The 15-year-old teen initially spoke to officers then was interviewed by a detective who determined nothing had happened to him.
The change left open the possibility that the teen could be charged for fabricating the story, Hercules police Detective Connie Van Putten said.
The boy reported he had been attacked on Monday. But as the investigation continued, officers could not substantiate the facts of the victim’s statement, including the time frame, and the boy lacked any physical injuries to his head, face and hands, police said.
The student finally admitted he had made up the story, Van Putten said. She would not speculate on why he had lied.
Associated Press
