Jeffrey Payne declines to endorse in Dem gov runoff

Dallas businessman Jeffrey Payne, whose campaign for governor ended Tuesday when he failed to make a May 22 runoff, announced Friday that he will not endorse either of the two remaining candidates.Supporters of both Lupe Valdez, the former Dallas County sheriff, and Houston entrepreneur Andrew White had reportedly been hoping that Payne -- who had developed name ID in campaigning across the state since last summer -- would endorse their candidate.