Front-runner Dewhurst in for a fight Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:56 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 AUSTIN — Armed with deep pockets, the backing of Texas' GOP establishment and a record that he says makes him the state's most conservative lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst is locked in the highest-profile fight of his political life.