Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79

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Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79
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Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 — has died. He was 79.

Friedman was known for his outsized persona, pithy one-liners and signature look: curly hair poking out from beneath a black cowboy hat, cigar in hand.

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