Claim: Paul Eggers was born in Seymour, Indiana, and was a Republican nominee for governor of Texas in 1968 and 1970, when the state still had two-year gubernatorial terms.
Evidence: Paul Walter Eggers (April 20, 1919 – June 21, 2013) was an Indiana native who was the Republican nominee for governor of Texas in both 1968 and 1970, when the state still had two-year gubernatorial terms. Paul Walter Eggers
(1919-04-20)April 20, 1919
Seymour, Indiana, U.S.