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Local Texas law enforcement elections on the November ballot

With most voters focused on the presidential election, I thought it'd be worthwhile to scout about for news on the various law enforcement-related races in Texas, particularly in the largest counties.The biggest prizes undoubtedly are the two top law enforcement spots in Harris County - Sheriff and District Attorney - whose jurisdiction is more populous than a majority of American states. Both incumbents are Republicans but the county's demographics have recently shifted strongly to favor Democrats. Incumbent Sheriff Tommy Thomas faces a strong Democratic challenger and suffers from what the Houston Chronicle called "the most troublesome year for the sheriff's department under his watch." I'm in the Anybody-But-Thomas camp on this one.The Harris DA's race features former Houston police chief Clarence Bradford vs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 09, 2008 (boomark / email).