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Texas Criminal Justice-Related Races to Watch

By Gritsforbreakfast

What Texas criminal justice-related races are you paying attention to this election season? Here are the ones at the top of my own list of races to watch. Has anyone heard of new votes scheduled on county jail bonds? What additions would you make? Let me know in the comments.Texas Court of Criminal Appeals:No primaries here, and Given his past record, there's no telling whether J.R. Molina will even show up to run. But at least Susan Strawn is a qualified Democratic candidate against a CCA incumbent, and you can't take 'em out unless there's an alternative to vote for. I'm also pleased to see the GOP put someone up against Judge Womack, who arguably is Presiding Judge Sharon Keller's closest ally on the court among those running in 2008. Let's hope the MSM focuses on these and other downballot seats - Place 3 in particular, in my opinion, may be Democrats best chance to pick up a statewide seat in any race...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 14, 2008 (boomark / email).