New day dawning for Dems By ALAN BERNSTEIN, Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
The political "perfect storm" sought by local Democrats shattered the Republican fortress that was Harris County on Tuesday, but left some GOP officeholders standing strong and many local voters emotionally drained.
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.
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