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===Railroad commissioner===
===Railroad commissioner===
In 1991, [[Governor]] [[Ann Richards]], a fellow Democrat, appointed Guerrero to fill a vacancy on the three-member Railroad Commission. Her selection was said to have symbolized Richards' hope of a "New Texas"; prior to that, the commission's members had always been white males.<ref name=chron>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/5729458.html</ref>
In 1991, [[Governor]] [[Ann Richards]], a fellow Democrat, appointed Guerrero to fill a vacancy on the three-member Railroad Commission. Her selection was said to have symbolized Richards' hope of a "New Texas"; prior to that, the commission's members had always been white males.<ref name=chron>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/5729458.html|title=Lena Guerrero|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=April 25, 2008|accesdate=August 4, 2020}}</ref>
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]].