Ann Richards

Texas Democrats are hoping to recapture any statewide office for the first time in 28 years in this year's midterm election. Mary Beth Rogers was on the front lines the last time Texas elected a Democratic governor.

Queen Elizabeth II never formally met with former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who died in 1973, four years after his presidency ended. He's believed to be the only president during her reign who she didn't meet. Here's who the queen did meet on her trip to Texas in 1991.

It's been 30 years since a Democrat has been the governor of Texas. That was also the last time a woman ran the state – Ann Richards.