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A rising star enters the Texas Land Commissioner race
Thursday, March 14, 2013    
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His name is George Bush and he's Hispanic

There's no doubt he'll have the most name recognition in the race for Texas Land Commissioner. And land commissioner is likely just a stepping stone for George Prescott Bush.

This week we found out President George W Bush's nephew was running and political insider Jim McGrath says he's the favorite.

"Anybody who pulls up to the table; they're going up against somebody with ten million dollars' worth of name ID and that's tough to overcome."

McGrath says he won't be surprised to see the 36-year-old Bush move up in politics.

"He really is the prescription, the antidote for a lot of what ails the Republican Party on a national basis."

That's partly because Bush, despite the name, is Hispanic. He's a graduate of Rice and the UT Law School.