Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Democrat Bob Romano requested the recount after Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown's lead shrank to 20 votes after provisional ballots were counted. The recount for the House District 105 race should be finished by Friday, said Dallas County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... Texas House District 105, for instance, fewer than two dozen votes separate Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown from Democratic challenger Bob Romano.Bruce Sherbet, the county's elections administrator, said department officials are taking steps to verify the addresses in Mr. Morgan's complaint. But they aren't able to examine voter rolls on a large scale or immediately...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... 40,000 ballots came down to a 20-vote victory for his opponent, three-term Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown. The district covers most of Irving. The outcome has implications for both parties and for Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland. With Ms. Harper-Brown in the House, Republicans have a 76-74 majority. If Mr. Romano were to prevail in a...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... 40,000 ballots came down to a 20-vote victory for his opponent, three-term Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown. The outcome has implications for both parties, and for Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland. With Ms. Harper-Brown in the House, Republicans have a 76-74 majority. If Mr. Romano were to prevail in a recount, the chamber would be split...
Texas Watchdog (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... Texas House District 105, for instance, fewer than two dozen votes separate Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown from Democratic challenger Bob Romano. That’s the House District 105 race in Irving , the one that will decide whether Republicans retain control of the legislature’s lower chamber or must share it with Democrats in a 75-75 split. That race, and the direction...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... Texas House District 105, for instance, fewer than two dozen votes separate Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown from Democratic challenger Bob Romano. Bruce Sherbet, the county’s election administrator, said department officials are taking steps to verify the addresses in Mr. Morgan’s complaint. But they aren’t able to examine voter rolls on a large scale or immediately...
