Original sentence: After managing the presidential campaign of populist, liberal and anti-war former Senator Fred R.Harris of Oklahoma in 1976, he returned to Texas to become the editor of the miniscule yet influential political magazine The Texas Observer.He was rejected for overseas diplomatic assignmt at the conclusion of his traineeship.Hightower the urban non-farmer, non-rancher was elected Agricultural Commissioner in 1982, serving in that capacity until 1991.Hightower's first run for office was for the Democratic nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission (which regulates the oil industry), which he narrowly lost.His candidacy was remarkable given his complete lack of experience in the oil and gas drilling industry.It is unknown if he successfully completed the international affairs degree.It's fairly safe to say that an active endorsement from Hightower in Texas politics is the proverbial "kiss of death".Pery's campaign was funded by chemical fertilizer interests along with others who felt Hightower had used the state agency as a platform for higher political ambitions.The Observer remains to this day the de facto albeit muted voice of Texas liberals, both of them.The magazine suffered irreparably with the death of long-time columnist Molly Ivins from breast cancer.The state Democratic party as of 2009 holds no statewide offices in government although former US Ambassador to Japan, Fort Worth lawyer and baseball executive Tom Schieffer (brother of CBS news man Bob) may stand a chance against either Rick Perry or Kay Bailey-Hutchison both of whom are contesting the Republican nomination
Edited sentence: After managing the presidential campaign of populist former Senator Fred R.Harris of Oklahoma in 1976, he returned to Texas to become the editor of the magazine The Texas Observer.Hightower was elected Agricultural Commissioner in 1982, serving in that capacity until 1991.His first run for office was for the Democratic nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission (which regulates the oil industry), which he narrowly lost