Houston (AP) – A funeral will be held Wednesday in Houston for Former Texas Governor Mark White, who died over the weekend at the age of 77. White’s funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church. Former President George W. Bush is among those speaking at services.
On Thursday, White’s body will be transported from Houston to Austin where the former governor will lie in state, in the Capitol Rotunda , from noon until 3 p.m. Burial will follow at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, with a private ceremony for White’s family. White, a Democrat who served as Texas governor from 1983 until 1987.
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