Daily Archives: November 8, 2006

Garcia claims victory in HD32

From the Juan Garcia campaign: (Corpus Christi) – State Representative candidate Juan Garcia’s campaign for the Texas House will be holding a press conference at their campaign headquarters today announcing their victory in the hotly-contested District 32 race. 4:30 PM … Continue reading Continue reading

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Shelley goes to Washington

Despite rumors to the contrary, Shelley Sekula Gibbs will indeed go off to Washington to spend Christmas break as a Congresswoman thanks to her special election victory. “I made a commitment to the voters of District 22,” she said at … Continue reading Continue reading

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City propositions all win

I had the pleasure of attending a Greater Houston Partnership lunch today at which a panel (which featured Ted Delisi, Paul Burka, Sonny Messiah-Jiles, and Mustafa Tameez) discussed last night’s election results. I’ll have something to day about this later, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Initial thoughts on the Wave of 2006

Wow. Let me just say Wow to begin with. Not a single Democratic seat was lost in the State House. Four Republican seats were picked up, with a fifth still possible. Say Hello to State Reps Valinda Bolton, Paula Hightowner … Continue reading Continue reading

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Good night – no, great night

I haven’t felt this good about an Election Day since 1992, when I cheered on Bill Clinton in my living room with some friends. I’ve finished my Chron blogging for the evening, and despite the statewide shutout again, there’s more … Continue reading Continue reading

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