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In 1992, Guerrero faced voters in her bid for a six-year term on the Railroad Commission. When it was revealed that Guerrero had lied about having graduated from UT, the momentum shifted heavily to her Republican opponent, [[attorney]] Barry Williamson, a native of [[Arkansas]].

In 1992, Guerrero faced voters in her bid for a six-year term on the Railroad Commission. When it was revealed that Guerrero had lied about having graduated from UT, the momentum shifted heavily to her Republican opponent, [[attorney]] Barry Williamson, a native of [[Arkansas]].

Guerrero later obtained her UT degree—she had been nineteen credits short of a bachelor's degree—and became an Austin  [[lobbyist]] for Bravo Communications, representing such clients as [[AT&T|American Telephone & Telegraph]], [[Blue Cross Blue Shield]], and the Tigua Indians, for whom she helped to pass a bill to allow [[casino]]s on reservation lands. In defending her position, Guerrero said that the issue "is not about [[gambling]]. This is about the Indians and their right to use their land."<ref name="texasmonthly.com"/>

Guerrero later obtained her UT degree—she had been nineteen credits short of a bachelor's degree—and became an Austin  [[lobbyist]] for Bravo Communications, representing such clients as [[AT&T|American Telephone & Telegraph]], [[Blue Cross]] Blue Shield, and the Tigua Indians, for whom she helped to pass a bill to allow [[casino]]s on reservation lands. In defending her position, Guerrero said that the issue "is not about [[gambling]]. This is about the Indians and their right to use their land."<ref name="texasmonthly.com"/>

In the race for Railroad Commissioner, Guerrero had expected to face Carole Rylander, then a Democrat Guerrero had supported in the successful nonpartisa] race for [[mayor]] of Austin in 1977. However, Rylander, later Carole Strayhorn, lost the Republican primary to Williamson. Strayhorn's second husband, Hill Rylander, as president of the UT Alumni Association, learned that Guerrero did not have the college degree that she claimed when the association planned to honor her as a "distinguished alumna."<ref name=austin/>  Some official biographies at the time indicated Guerrero was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; she was not.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/12/us/lie-by-texas-politician-puts-twist-in-campaign.html?pagewanted=all Lie by Texas Politician Puts Twist in Campaign]</ref>

In the race for Railroad Commissioner, Guerrero had expected to face Carole Rylander, then a Democrat Guerrero had supported in the successful nonpartisa] race for [[mayor]] of Austin in 1977. However, Rylander, later Carole Strayhorn, lost the Republican primary to Williamson. Strayhorn's second husband, Hill Rylander, as president of the UT Alumni Association, learned that Guerrero did not have the college degree that she claimed when the association planned to honor her as a "distinguished alumna."<ref name=austin/>  Some official biographies at the time indicated Guerrero was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; she was not.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/12/us/lie-by-texas-politician-puts-twist-in-campaign.html?pagewanted=all Lie by Texas Politician Puts Twist in Campaign]</ref>