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Ann Richards
Inauguration day, January 15, 1991. The first woman
to be elected Texas governor on her own merits, Governor Richards
appointed more women, blacks, and Hispanics to office than any previous
administration. She worked with the legislature to achieve insurance
reform, new ethics rules for lobbyists, better hazardous waste management,
and restructuring of public school financing. Other initiatives included
job creation, site-based management for public schools, increased
prison space, and governmental efficiency.
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