DALLAS -- H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89.

Legendary Texas billionaire Henry Ross Perot, perhaps best known for his run as an independent candidate in the 1992 presidential campaign, died Tuesday at his home in Dallas, NBC 5 has confirmed.

This story has been updated throughout. H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died. He was 89. Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the ...

North Texas billionaires Robert Bass and Ross Perot Jr. are big political donors – with very different party preferences. The two Texas investors have extensive ties to Tarrant County, where Fort ...