AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Kay Bailey Hutchison said Friday she will keep her U.S. Senate seat for now while running for governor of Texas.
Over the past year, Hutchison had said she would step down from the Senate as she challenges Gov. Rick Perry in next March's Republican primary election. However, her aides say she now has decided to hold off resigning until after the primary because of major legislative fights brewing in the Senate, including healthcare reform, the Houston Chronicle reported.