Summary
Republicans handily won every statewide race, giving Rick Perry, already the state's longest-serving governor, another four years to hone the patronage system he's built to reward friends and campaign contributors. Former Houston Mayor Bill White, heralded as the Democrats' best gubernatorial candidate since Ann Richards, lost by 12 points. Three Democratic congressmen were swept out of office by Republicans. The three incumbents- Chet Edwards, Solomon Ortiz Sr. and Ciro Rodríguez- had served a combined 57 years in Congress. While none of them reminded anyone of Barbara Jordan, they did bring a lot of federal dollars home to Texas. The loss of seniority will hurt their districts and the state.
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The Reckoning
ON NOV. 2, TEXAS VOTERS GAVE conservatives unprecedented control of our state.
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