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'''Mark Wells White, Jr.''' (March 17, – August 5, 2017) was an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who was the 43rd [[governor]] of his native [[Texas]] from 1983 to 1987. Earlier, he was the state attorney general from 1979 to 1983 and secretary of state for Texas from 1973 to 1977.
'''Mark Wells White, Jr.''' (March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017), was an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who was the 43rd [[governor]] of his native [[Texas]] from 1983 to 1987. Earlier, he was the state attorney general from 1979 to 1983 and secretary of state for Texas from 1973 to 1977.
During a slump in the [[petroleum]] industry, White unseated [[Bill Clements]] of [[Dallas]] in the 1982 gubernatorial [[general election]]. Clements had been the state's first [[Republican Party|Republican]] governor in 105 years, but since 1995, no Democrat has served as governor of the state. Governor White sought to improve education, law enforcement, transportation, water resources, and he promoted industrial recruitment. He appointed the Dallas businessman and later third-party presidential contender [[Ross Perot]] to head an education commission that developed the controversial "no pass, no play" rule for athletes in Texas public schools. The change was in response to low [[Scholastic Aptitude Test]] scores at the time.
During a slump in the [[petroleum]] industry, White unseated [[Bill Clements]] of [[Dallas]] in the 1982 gubernatorial [[general election]]. Clements had been the state's first [[Republican Party|Republican]] governor in 105 years, but since 1995, no Democrat has served as governor of the state. Governor White sought to improve education, law enforcement, transportation, water resources, and he promoted industrial recruitment. He appointed the Dallas businessman and later third-party presidential contender [[Ross Perot]] to head an education commission that developed the controversial "no pass, no play" rule for athletes in Texas public schools. The change was in response to low [[Scholastic Aptitude Test]] scores at the time.