Thursday, November 06, 2008

What's the Matter with Texas?

Harris County - Harris County! - goes Dem:

With Barack Obama leading the way at the top of the local ballot, the most populous county in Texas elected a new sheriff, Democratic City Councilman Adrian Garcia. The election also wiped about 20 Republican state district judges out of the civil and criminal court houses. ...

Obama's slim advantage in Harris County — the first time in 44 years that the Democrat at the top of the ticket got a majority here — appeared to carry part of his party's slate with him.

Toward their goal of grabbing a majority in the state House, Democrats boosted challenger Kristi Thibaut to victory over Republican state Rep. Jim Murphy in a southwest Houston district. It appeared, though, the GOP would keep a bare majority in the Texas House, 76-74.

11/06 04:24 PM