Bill White To Announce Senate Run Monday

Houston Mayor Bill White is expected to announce a senate run on Monday, the Houston Chronicle is reporting.

Here is what the paper noted:

White declined to confirm his intentions during an interview Friday evening, saying it would be inappropriate to discuss his political future on the day the city buried a police officer. He said he plans to make an announcement next week.

He also said that it’s “possible, but unlikely” he will change his mind over the weekend.

In considering his future in recent weeks, White said a number of Texans have indicated he should “try to shape policies that can result in secure and affordable and cleaner forms of energy, both for this community and for the country. That’s been a big part of a lot of conversations.”

One caveat in the Chronicle story is that White appears to indicate he’ll only run on one condition: if Hutchison resigns next year to challenge Perry. Otherwise, I’d assume he’d be out. Since that is essentially the Chronicle’s lead, I am assuming that whatever sources White has whispering in the Chronicle’s ear stipulated that those are his conditions.