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Perry
TISD BOND FAILS Defeats
$89.85 Million
Proposal Faced
Organized White
Opposition By KELLEY SHANNON
AP Political Writer
By EMILY GUEVARA AUSTIN (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick
Staff Writer Perry defeated Democrat Bill White on
In an election that saw enthusi- Tuesday as the long-serving governor easily
astic opposition as well as passion- won an unprecedented third full four-year
ate support, Tyler ISD voters term.
defeated an $89.85 million bond With 26 percent of
proposal. precincts reporting, Perry
Complete but unofficial results had 57 percent of the vote
showed that 12,833 people, or compared with White’s 41
50.14 percent, voted against the percent. Perry hammered
bond package, while 12,762 peo- hard all year on the theme
ple, or 49.86 percent, cast ballots that the Texas economy is
for the measure. better than many states
The proposal would have pro- and that hundreds of thou- PERRY
vided for the construction of new sands of jobs have been
Dixie and Rice elementary schools created during his decade
along with a new middle school in in office. MOREINSIDE
southwest Tyler. He repeatedly criti-
“It was simply unacceptable for cized President Barack Record
TISD to try to rush this,” said Obama and national number of
JoAnn Fleming, executive director Democrats and tried to voters show
of Grassroots America — We the link White to them. up for mid-
People, a local political group that The race between term elections
opposed the bond. “Their process Perry and White, the —6A
was flawed from the very begin- Democrats’ best hope in
ning. They deviated from what they years to win the Texas’
had done in the 2004 and 2008 top office, was long and expensive. Both can-
bond elections.” didates spent millions of dollars airing televi-
Mrs. Fleming said the sion ads and trekking around Texas, visiting
Grassroots group was disappointed rural towns and crowded urban neighbor-
they had to come out against the hoods. They hammered each other over
bond election, but they felt com- alleged wrongdoing in office, the state budg-
pelled to because of what they et shortfall and what’s going on in
viewed as so many unanswered Washington, D.C.
questions. Perry, who became governor when
TISD Superintendent Dr. Randy George W. Bush was elected president in
Reid said the defeat was deflating, 2000, tapped into anti-government fervor and
but the school district’s work will seized opportunities to link White with
continue. President Barack Obama and national
“We’ll be educating kids tomor- RESULTS: Above,
TISD Superintendent Democrats.
row, moving forward and trying to White, a former Houston mayor and
figure out what our next steps will Dr. Randy Reid waits deputy U.S. energy secretary, worked to keep
be,” he said after hearing the final for the voting results his distance from Obama and steered clear of
results. on the TISD bond elec- the president’s appearances during Obama’s
School board President Ron tion at the “Vote Yes” trip to Texas in August. In contrast, Perry
Vickery said he was disappointed. gathering at the greeted Obama upon his arrival at the Austin
“It’s a very close election, less Downtown Coffee airport — he said he wanted to talk to Obama
than 1 percentage point as it cur- Lounge on Tuesday. At about border security — and then used a pic-
rently (stands),” he said. “We’ll left, JoAnn Fleming, ture of the event in a TV ad to say he’d con-
continue to get back to work tomor- Executive Director of fronted the Democratic president.
row in the business of the district, Grassroots America — Having never lost a race in his 25 years in
educating kids and taking care of We The People (left) state office, Perry relied on a practiced and
the financial and educational needs and Becky Phillips look polished approach to campaigning. He stuck
of our community.” at the early voting to a couple of main themes, criticizing
He said the economy played a results on a cell phone Washington and boasting that Texas has fared
role in the failure of the bond issue at Rick’s On The better than much of the nation economically
and that going forward he is going Square on Tuesday by creating jobs during his tenure.
to consider what can be done differ- night. Voter Andrew Piel said he trusted Perry’s
ently. — Staff Photo fiscal conservatism and believed the governor
See BOND, Page 6A By Herb Nygren Jr. will not raise taxes. That trust, he said, did
See PERRY, Page 6A
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CONGRESSIONAL RACES
70°/41°
1 percent chance of
Keep up with
changes:
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■ Some Dems enchanted with the economy,
President Barack Obama and HOUSE R epubl ic a n s qu ic k ly
pledged to heed the message
Perry easily
language population.
LOCAL, 4A
DEADLY WRECK
A Windthorst woman
was pronounced dead
stays in office
at the scene of a wreck
along U.S. 281 Monday.
LOCAL, 4A
56%
TOUGH ROAD Rick Perry 74%
FOR GRAHAM Lanham Lyne
When Graham’s district
schedule was drawn up,
Kenny Davidson knew
Iowa Park and Burkbur-
Lyne tops
Smith in
nett would be pivotal
games. To be called Dis-
trict 6-3A champs, the
Steers would have to
earn it in the Hawks’ and
Bulldogs’ backyards.
SPORTS, 1C
race for
HOW NOW
legislator
JOE ■ Winner has
BROWN school goals in
budget talks
JUDITH K. MCGINNIS
mcginnisj@timesrecordnews.com /
940-763-7534
Republican supporters
cheered again and again
Tuesday night as voting re-
turns consistently showed
Lanham Lyne winning the
My peach and black- race for State Representative,
berry orchard is only 30 District 69.
acres, but I’ve drilled Ultimate results bore out
two water wells on their enthusiasm with Lyne’s
this Clay County prop- 18,353 votes to Democratic
erty: one for house use challenger Michael Smith’s
and the second with 6,546. (The count did not
a larger pump for ir- ASSOCIATED PRESS
include John Tower Elemen-
rigation. Landowners Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry kisses his wife, Anita, at his victory party Tuesday in Buda. Perry, who never has lost a race tary results due to problems
have always considered in his 25 years in state offi ce, defeated Democrat Bill White. with voting machines.)
underground water as “I’m really excited about
INDEX
15A
220 49
DEM
DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS
REP
Totals refl
reflect 360 of 435
House races in which a
winner has been declared
146 Totals refl
reflect 32 of 37
Senate races in which a
winner has been declared
46
HOW THE HOUSE CHANGED HOW THE SENATE CHANGED
HELD 255 SEATS GAIN HELD 178 SEATS HELD 59 SEATS GAIN HELD 41 SEATS
(includes two independents)
218 needed for majority 50
See GOVERNOR/11A
by Rodriguez ’94 drug arrest easy victory
BY GILBERT GARCIA BY EVA RUTH MORAVEC AND TRACY IDELL HAMILTON Preliminary returns show
gggarcia@express-news.net emoravec@express-news.net $515 million proposal — the
San Antonio businessman Francisco District Attorney Susan Reed trounced district’s largest ever —
“Quico” Canseco clung to a small but stea- challenger Nicholas LaHood on Tuesday in receiving overwhelming
dy lead Tuesday night over U.S. District 23 the most contentious race in the county.
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in one of the state’s At a victory party for Bexar County Repub- support. Page 15A
most hard-fought congressional races. licans, Reed attributed her victory to her long
Canseco, 61, a banker-attorney who relo- service to the community and her commit- Veronica Flores-Paniagua
cated from Laredo in 2006, built a solid ment to victims’ rights. notes that the outcome
early-voting lead in Bexar County, which But she also couldn’t resist
makes up two-thirds of the district’s electo- taking one more swipe at her carries a message from
rate, with Rodriguez, 63, making a small vanquished opponent. voters. Page 15A
dent in that margin as Election Day results “It’s the first time I’ve had a
rolled in. criminal run against me,” she
Five months ago, Canseco campaign man- said, “and I don’t think our
ager Scott Yeldell told campaign volunteers community would ever want
Reed
KIN MAN HUI/kmhui@express-news.net
at the Texas Republican Convention that someone involved in drug traf- More coverage, 9A-17A
the District 23 race was “about taking the ficking to lead them.”
4TH TERM?: Rep. David
Texas Gov.-elect Rick Perry ad- gavel out of (U.S. House Speaker) Nancy Pe- She called LaHood’s 1994 drug arrest “the
Leibowitz might not get
dresses supporters at his election losi’s hand.” critical issue” in the campaign, her toughest fourth term. Page 13A
night party at the Buda Exotic Republicans succeeded in that national fight after easy victories in 2002 and 2006.
Game Ranch in Buda. effort Tuesday, and Canseco said Tuesday In his concession speech to a crowd of SWEEP: GOP wins contested
night that he was optimistic he would be a about 200 supporters at the San Antonio Pro- Bexar County and District
part of the new, Republican-led House in fessional Firefighter’s Association banquet Court races. Page 14A
PERRY WHITE
January. hall, LaHood congratulated Reed and thanked PROP 1 & 2: Local wins for
56% 41%
Rodriguez was seeking his seventh term his supporters. aquifer protection and parks.
Page 15A
See DIST. 23/10A See DA’S RACE/14A
Recession payoff
For the second time in its history, a
Officer honored
Hundreds turn out to salute a Into the fire
downturn has things looking up for policeman fatally injured when he When the Spurs take on the Suns tonight, three prominent
Rackspace. Business, 1C stopped to help a motorist. Metro, 1B rookies will be introduced to a rowdy rivalry. Sports, 1D
Weather Index
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White in
constructed it — the leader of the
violent Zetas drug cartel.
WORLD | 5A
OFFICIALS ARRESTED
A Cameron County sheriff’s deputy race for
governor
is accused of taking bribes from
undercover ICE agents and helping to
smuggle weapons to Mexico, while
an ex-CBP inspector is accused of
taking bribes to smuggle drugs and BY KELLEY SHANNON
people into the United States. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VALLEY & STATE | 8B
AUSTIN — Republican Gov.
Rick Perry carried his anti-
Washington message to victory
over Democrat Bill White on
Tuesday, winning an unprece-
O
cincts reporting, Perry had
n the campaign trail, 55 percent of the vote com-
Mercedes Mayor Joel pared with White’s 42 percent
MEDICAL MISCONDUCT? Quintanilla consistently
reminded Precinct 1 vot-
on a day when Republicans
fared well across the nation
Drug companies say they hire the ers he was the Demo- and in conservative Texas.
most respected doctors in their cratic Party’s nominee.
See TEXAS | 7A
fields for the critical task of teaching The party helped carry him to elec-
tion Tuesday as the next Precinct 1
about the benefits and risks of commissioner.
their drugs, but an investigation Quintanilla, a three-term mayor who INSIDE
has uncovered hundreds of doctors won the nomination in May through a
Read more coverage on
getting paid even though they have rarely used selection process, turned
national and local races.
been accused of misconduct, were away interim commissioner A.C. Cuel-
lar’s attempts to hold onto the seat PAGES 3A, 1B
disciplined or lacked credentials. through a write-in campaign.
HEALTH | 4A With nearly all precincts reporting, PHOTOS BY NATHAN LAMBRECHT | NLAMBRECHT@THEMONITOR.COM ONLINE ONLY
Quintanilla had secured 54 percent of At top, Hidalgo County Precinct 1 candidate for commissioner Joel Quintanilla, View voting tallies and
the 22,135 votes cast in the heated race
center, celebrates his victory Tuesday with his wife, Sara, and other family members video taken at Election
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and supporters at his campaign headquarters in Weslaco. Above, Precinct 1 write-in Day events.
ty Commissioner Sylvia Handy, who
candidate for commissioner A.C. Cuellar, right, speaks Tuesday with David Fox, cen- WWW.THEMONITOR.COM
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Incumbent Lavender
Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana, Ark., will begin 2011 with a new mayor.
Final but unofficial results of Tuesday’s election show
Wayne Smith winning the mayor’s position over Mike
Jones keeps Kelly and Londell Williams, 2,962 votes to 2,431 and 1,497,
respectively.
“I’m doing outstanding,” Smith said just after 10 p.m.,
beating Frost
Ward 5 slot See MAYOR on Page 2A KELLY WILLIAMS SMITH for District 1
Incumbent Mike Jones will 8oFW_][7b[nWdZ[h
keep his position as Texarkana, WdZ9^h_ijo8kiXo
DECISION 2010
Ark., Ward 5 director, garner- Texarkana Gazette
ing 694 votes Texas House District 1
to Richard appeared poised for a new
Sexton’s 410 representative, as Republican
and Danny George Lavender was ahead of
Lewis’ 244. incumbent Stephen Frost, D-
Jones was Atlanta, at presstime Tuesday.
at the Miller “At this point, I think we are
C o u n t y in really good shape. It will be
Courthouse difficult for him to win. I am
SEXTON and spoke honored and humbled we had
with the so many people believe in our
Gazette after campaign and pull together to
the final precinct box was tal- win this seat,” Lavender said
lied. about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
“Not running before, it was District 1 covers Bowie, Cass,
tough because you don’t know Marion and Morris counties.
what to expect, getting used With all of Cass, Marion and
See BOARD on Page 2A See HOUSE on Page 2A
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were announced. Texarkana Gazette defense attorney Craig Henry in
“It was a long, hard race. I will Texarkana’s downtown federal he Texarkana Animal League will have its
A Texarkana man who phoned in Day Planner Unleashed Party beginning at
do everything I can to make a bomb threats, left threatening notes building. Forsyth entered a guilty
smooth transition. I wish him the plea to count one of a two-count 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Hopkins Icehouse.
and planted a phony explosive at Tickets to the event are $15 in advance or $20
best and for Miller County’s sake. HealthSouth indictment accusing him of will-
I think it’s been a good six years fully making a threat involving the at the door and include food, beverages and live
Rehabilitation music. Day planners will be available to purchase
I’ve served Miller County,” said Hospital in use of explosives and of false infor-
McNatt. mation and hoaxes. at the event for $20 and for $25 after the event.
Texarkana plead- Proceeds from the day planner party as well as
In September, McNatt ter- ed guilty Monday Forsyth, who had worked at
minated Burgess, who was the HealthSouth for about one month from the day planner itself benefit the programs
in federal court. of the Texarkana Animal League.
county Road Department shop B r a n d o n when the threats began, signed a
foreman, for excessive absen- document admitting his responsi- “This is hugely important because it’s our
Forsyth appeared main fundraiser,” said Mimi Campbell-McDaniel,
teeism. before U.S. bility for the crimes.
District Judge See BOMB on Page 2A See ANIMAL on Page 2A
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WASHINGTON — Republi- has invited all veterans for a
with White’s 41 percent. cans marched confidently to the free lunch Tuesday at a “Lest
“Texas has spoken and we’re brink of House control Tues- We Forget” ceremony, where
on the right track,” a grinning day night in midterm elections five veterans will share some
Perry said during his victory shadowed by recession, prom- of their experiences.
speech at an exotic game ranch ising a conserva- Page C1
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8OHE8?DFOB; median and slammed into Tommy Lam- Alcohol- or drug-related fatalities Toxicology reports show that Lewis’
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL kin’s vehicle on Saturday
in Lubbock blood alcohol content was 0.287, accord- 8ko7#@F^ejei
morning, according to her ing to her arrest warrant. She also had Local photos at www.lub-
N 2010: 14 of the 26 fatalities.
For the second time in Lubbock’s his- arrest warrant. marijuana in her system, the warrant bockonline.com
N 2009: Nine of 23 fatalities.
tory, an accused drunken driver is facing Officers late Monday ar- N 2008: 19 of 37 fatalities. said.
murder charges in connection with a fa- rested Lewis on murder Officers also found a brown beer bottle
Source: Lubbock Police Department
tal traffic accident. charges at her hospital in the cab of her pickup near her purse.
Kellie Ann Lewis, 40 — who has three room in connection with Police said Lewis was driving a Jeep
DWI convictions on her record — had B[m_i the Saturday crash on Inter- Lamkin had been a Lubbock County Comanche north in the 5300 block of the
more than three times the legal limit of state 27 that killed Lamkin, Sheriff’s Office detention officer for six interstate when she swerved across the
alcohol in her system to drive in Texas a 36-year-old father of two, said Lubbock months and was headed home from work
when she swerved across the interstate Police Sgt. John Hayes. at the time of the crash. SEE 9>7H=;, PAGE A9
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Perry re-elected as
for parking
considered
at D/FW
56% 41%
revenue 70 percent in a de-
cade. Andrea Ahles, 1C
Gov. Perry cruises to White couldn’t gain
a record third full term traction in uphill battle
Masked men
rob dozens at
Halloween fete
A Halloween party turned
ugly Saturday when four
bandits robbed 30 to 35
teens at a Pantego house,
police said. The robbers,
who were wearing bandan-
nas, ordered partygoers to
the floor, taking money,
jewelry and cellphones.
Domingo Ramirez Jr., 1B
Bush thought
about ditching
Cheney in ’04
Former President George
W. Bush says in his new
memoir that he thought
about running for re-elec-
tion in 2004 with someone
other than Dick Cheney,
but ultimately decided
against it. 4A
Outsourcing
burglar alarm
response eyed
“Well, folks, Texans have spoken, and we’re on the right track,” Perry declared at a Republican victory celebration near Austin. Austin American-Statesman
Arlington Police Chief
Theron Bowman wants the
city to explore using pri- Republican Gov. Rick Perry defeated Demo- Republicans win Edwards loses Two Tarrant Dems losing
vate security guards to re- crat Bill White on Tuesday, giving the control of House seat in Congress state House races. 1BB
spond to residential bur- longest-serving governor in Texas history Republicans rode a power- Former oil executive Bill Voters side with the T. 1BB
glar alarms. an unprecedented third four-year term. ful wave of voter discon- Flores defeated Rep. Chet
Susan Schrock, 1B
Perry’s anti-Washington theme resonated tent in taking control of Edwards, D-Waco, who
with voters, and he touted the Texas econo- the U.S. House of Repre- had been in office 20 years Online coverage
sentatives and expanding and had held his seat for Find the latest news,
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dealing a setback to Presi-
dent Barack Obama. 15A
three elections after being
targeted by redistricting.
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INSIDE
Watkins, Jenkins, Garcia buck national trend with victories REPUBLICANS make huge
gains in the Texas House. CHAT ABOUT
14A the results
By GROMER JEFFERS Jr. Craig Watkins, District Clerk Gary Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield Ewing said of Tuesday’s results. “To COLLIN COUNTY Judge with Dallas
Staff Writer
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Fitzsimmons, County Clerk John in the District 4 race. That combi- have Clay Jenkins and Elba Garcia Keith Self holds a wide lead Morning News
Warren and all of the party’s judi- nation gives Democrats a majority on the court will change its climate. over Democratic challenger political
Defying a national trend, Dem- cial candidates won narrow victo- on the court for the first time in the They will do good things for Dallas David M. Smith. 16A reporter
ocrats in Dallas County on Tuesday ries. post- Ronald Reagan era. County. Dallas County is the bluest EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Gromer
continued their dominance by re- More significantly, Democrat Jenkins’ victory was helped by county in the greatest state of the continues her tenure as the Jeffers Jr. at
only Democrat in the North 11 a.m. today.
turning to office an entire slate of Clay Jenkins beat Republican Libertarian Debra Carlson, who union.”
Texas congressional
incumbents and seizing control of Wade Emmert for county judge got more than 3 percent of the vote. The night for Democrats, how- delegation. 12A
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the Commissioners Court. and former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem “It’s going to be so sweet,” Dallas com
Incumbent District Attorney Elba Garcia unseated longtime County Party chairwoman Darlene See DEMOCRATS’ Page 15A
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Perry
soundly
defeats
Rep. Michael Burgess speaks to Denton County Republicans at the Ben E. Keith community room as election results come in Tuesday night.
Denton Record-Chronicle/David Minton
White
Burgess trounces Nelson and Crownover By Kelley Shannon
AP Political Writer
AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick
Durrance’s challenge set for return to Austin Perry carried his anti-Washington
message to victory over Democrat Bill
White on Tuesday, winning an
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe unprecedented third full four-year
By Bj Lewis Staff Writer
Staff Writer U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 26 term by appealing to voters angry with
State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower the White House and worried about
Michael Burgess is heading back to 89% of precincts Votes Percent Mound, and State Rep. Myra the economy.
Washington. ! Michael Burgess (R) (I) 76,565 73.59 Crownover, R-Denton, handily won With 85 percent of precincts report-
The Republican incumbent easily Neil Durrance (D) 24,985 24.02 their re-election bids Tuesday, but ing, Perry had 55 percent of the vote
won, fending off challenges to his U.S. Mark Boler (L) 2,486 2.39 their opponents, two Libertarian compared with White’s 42 percent on a
House District 26 seat by Democrat candidates, took more than a nibble day when Republicans fared well across
Neil Durrance and Libertarian Mark now poised to begin to really focus on of the votes in both races. Nelson Crownover the nation and in conservative Texas.
Boler. where we should have been focused Some anti-incumbent sentiment Democratic Party. “Texas has spoken and we’re on the
“It was a good victory tonight,” the last two years — the economy and may have steered votes from Crownover defeated Diane right track,” a grinning Perry said dur-
Burgess said late Tuesday. “I’m very job creation.” Crownover and Nelson, neither of ing his victory speech at an exotic
pleased, as this election did have whom had a challenger from the See STATE on 5A
national ramifications. The country is See HOUSE on 5A See GOVERNOR on 6A
TODAY
IN DENTON
Council
delays vote
on contract
Cloudy with morning
showers Questions raised about
High: 63
Low: 48
plan to hire retiring DME
Weather report, 2A employee as consultant
By Lowell Brown
SPORTS Staff Writer
Denton city leaders delayed a vote
Area teams swept from Tuesday on a quarter-million-dollar con-
volleyball playoffs. sulting contract for retiring city employee
Page 1B Jeff Morris amid questions over the pro-
posal.
The delay came after the Denton
FIND IT INSIDE Record-Chronicle featured a story Sunday Denton Record-Chronicle/Barron Ludlum
about Terry Jones, a DME superintend- In the foreground from left, tuba players Cullen Burkett, Alvaro Quirtanilla and Joseph Wright and tenor saxophone
CLASSIFIED 1C
ent who said he was placed on leave in player Cody Stewart show their enthusiasm along with the rest of the Argyle High School marching band at a wel-
COMICS 7B
CROSSWORDS 7B, 3C September after threatening to report come-home celebration Tuesday in the high school gym after the band claimed the Class 3A state title again.
DEAR ABBY 13A Morris and other Denton Municipal
officer being
hospitals
around the
country, put
on a show
investigated
for veterans
in Kerrville
Tuesday
afternoon.
The group
was formed in
1976 and has Charges could include theft,
performed in
all 50 states. forgery and tampering
Photos by
Tom Holden/ By Conor Harrison
Times Photo Times Staff Writer
Editor, photo@
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Los Rangers terminaron su mágica temporada ante los Giants de San Francisco en la
Acarician Serie Mundial por 4 juegos a 1.
Fue una temporada para recordar: la primera vez que conquistan su división en 11
la Liguilla años, ganan postemporada en casa, superan la ronda divisional y consiguen el banderín
Águilas del América de la Liga Americana, a costa de sus eternos verdugos Yankees de Nueva York.
tienen un pie en En el Clásico de Otoño fueron vencidos por el pitcheo de los Giants, campeones por
la postemporada vez primera desde que se instalaron en San Francisco.
del Apertura 2010
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County Commissioner,
Precinct 4
Bottles up: Liquor sales a go
Killeen, Heights pass citizens, and I am very happy that it turned out
this way,” said Pat Kaufman, Bell County Com-
that allows the city to sell alcoholic beverages for
consumption of beer and wine at stores and res-
liquor measures; Kempner mittee for Economic Development spokesman, taurants, and mixed drinks at restaurants.
the group that spearheaded the liquor option’s The results of the elections will allow liquor
approves beer, wine sales appearance on the ballot. “I want to thank all stores such as Twin Liquors and Spec’s to open
those people who voted for it and worked on the shops in Killeen. The boundaries set by the
By Mason W. Canales committee to make this a success.” election are the city limits at the time of the
John Ernest Killeen Daily Herald Both Killeen and Harker Heights held elec- election.
tions for a liquor option that would allow the According to the BCCED, the liquor option
Fisher Wilkerson Killeen and Harker Heights voters approved sale of all alcoholic beverages, including pack- could bring around 300 jobs to the city and about
See story, Page A1 the sale of all alcoholic beverages in their re- age liquor. $600,000 in sales tax revenue.
spective cities Tuesday, while Kempner resi- In Killeen, the final, unofficial totals showed “I suspect that we will start having busi-
Judge, County Court dents approved the sale of beer and wine. 7,021 votes or 66.9 percent in favor of the sale. nesses and people start making inquires into
at Law No. 3 Both cities approved the propositions by more The number residents casting ballots against our city right away to open these stores,”
than a 2-to-1 margin. the option was 3,483 or 33.1 percent.
“I think this is a great day for Killeen and its Killeen currently operates under a Texas law Please see Liquor, Page A3
By Kelley Shannon
Edwards
The Associated Press STATEWIDE RACES RESULTS/A2 ousted after
AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick
Perry carried his anti-Washington
message to victory over Democrat
Perry, who became governor
when George W. Bush was elected
president in 2000, tapped into anti-
20 years in
Ralph Penny
Bill White on Tuesday, winning an
unprecedented third full four-year
government fervor and appealed
to the tea party movement, even Congress
Sheffield Hendrix term by appealing to voters angry though all his positions didn’t sit
See story, Page A6 with the White House and worried well with those Republican voters. By Angela K. Brown
about the economy. Perry ran strongly among voters The Associated Press
State Board of With 85 percent of precincts re- Houston Chronicle/SMILEY N. POOL
angry with the federal government
Education, District 5 porting, Perry had 55 percent of and those concerned about the di- WACO — Democratic Rep.
the vote compared with White’s 42 Democrat Bill White walks off the rection of the economy. Chet Edwards was ousted
percent on a day when Republicans stage after addressing his election Preliminary results from an Tuesday night after 20 years
fared well across the nation and in night party and conceding defeat to exit poll of more than 2,600 vot- in Congress, while three other
conservative Texas. Gov. Rick Perry Tuesday at the Hil- ers seemed to validate the Repub- Democrats seemed in trouble
“Texas has spoken and we’re on ton Americas Hotel in Houston. lican governor’s campaign strat- as well.
the right track,” a grinning Perry egy, which included television ads Republican Bill Flores, an
Ken Rebecca Bell- Mark said during his victory speech at an icized President Barack Obama boasting that he had “confronted” oil and gas executive who had
Mercer Metereau Loewe exotic game ranch that surrounds a and national Democrats and tried Obama. never run for public office, de-
See story, Page A6 working landfill south of Austin. to link White to them — and he White fared well among self-de- feated the longtime congress-
Perry hammered hard all year quickly turned to that theme in scribed moderates and those who man by capitalizing on anti-gov-
Nolanville government on the theme that the Texas econ- his speech. approve of Obama’s performance, ernment sentiment sweeping
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LAGUNA MADRE
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For ................................................1,147 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 27
TO THE WIRE
Against ........................................1,411
FEDERAL*
United States Representative,
District 15
Eddie Zamora (REP)..................30,650
Ruben Hinojosa (DEM) ............43,759
Aaron I. Cohn (LIB)......................1,960
United States Representative,
STATE* ➤ FOR THE STORY, PLEASE SEE PAGE A2 | OR LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE: WWW.BROWNSVILLEHERALD.COM
Governor
Rick Perry (REP)....................2,240,474
Bill White (DEM) ..................1,614,797 CAMERON COUNTY JUDGE GOVERNOR
JUDGE DUEL
Kathie Glass (LIB)......................86,923
Perry
Deb Shafto (GRN) ....................15,358
Lieutenant Governor
David Dewhurst (REP) ........2,488,274
L. Chavez-Thompson (DEM)1,310,894
Scott Jameson (LIB) ..................95,584
retains
Herb Gonzales, Jr. (GRN) ..........34,182
Attorney General
Greg Abbot (REP) ................2,576,632
Texas
Jon Roland (LIB) ........................86,936
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Susan Combs (REP) ............2,686,345
Mary J. Ruwart (LIB)................318,240
Edward Lindsay (GRN) ..........195,623
post
Commissioner of the General
Land Office
Jerry Patterson (REP)............2,447,998
Hector Uribe (DEM) ............1,309,891
James L. Holdar (LIB) ..............117,598
Commissioner of Agriculture
Todd Staples (REP) ..............2,408,757 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hank Gilbert (DEM) ............1,329,623
Rick Donaldson (LIB) ..............128,600 AUSTIN — Republican
Railroad Commissioner Gov. Rick Perry defeated
David Porter (REP) ..............2,349,083
Jeff Weems (DEM) ..............1,346,034
Democrat Bill White on
Roger Gary (LIB)......................109,191 Tuesday as
Art Browning (GRN) ................56,180 the long- WINNER
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 serving
Debra Lehrmann (REP)........2,370,599 governor
Jim Sharp (DEM)..................1,385,864 easily won
William B. Strange, III (LIB) ....109,341 an unprece-
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 d e n t e d
Paul Green (REP)..................2,381,300 third full
Bill Moody (DEM) ................1,375,838 f o u r- y e a r
Tom Oxford (LIB) ....................114,490 term.
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9 With 26
Eva Guzman (REP) ..............2,389,854 PERRY
Blake Bailey (DEM) ..............1,330,881
percent of
Jack Armstrong (LIB) ..............161,144 precincts
Judge, Court of Criminal reporting,
Appeals, Place 2 Perry had
Lawrence Meyers (REP) ......2,604,699 YVETTE VELA/THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD 57 percent
J. Randell Stevens (LIB) ..........528,641 INSIDE: of the vote
Judge, Court of Criminal Cameron County Judge candidate John Wood greets supporters Tuesday at Wink’s Saloon, Grill & Roping compared
Appeals, Place 5 ➤ Cameron Arena in Olmito. w i t h
Cheryl Johnson (REP) ..........2,618,740 County election White’s 41
Dave Howard (LIB)..................510,392 Cameron percent.
officials say
Judge, Court of Criminal County Judge Perry ham- WHITE
Appeals, Place 6 voter turnout
was strong, Carlos Cascos mered hard
Michael E. Keasler (REP)......2,382,484
Keith Hampton (DEM) ........1,353,312 PAGE A3 speaks with a all year on the theme that
Robert Ravee Virasin (LIB)......110,218 supporter on the Texas economy is better
➤ Lt. Gov. than many states and that
State Representative, Dist. 37 election night
Rene O. Oliveira (DEM) ..............9,397 David Dewhurst hundreds of thousands of
and Republican at his election jobs have been created dur-
State Representative Dist. 38 party in
Eddie Lucio III (DEM) ................10,931 incumbents ing his decade in office.
State Representative, Dist. 43 fought to keep Brownsville. He repeatedly criti-
J.M. Lozano (DEM)....................10,439 their party’s grip CASCOS WOOD cized President Barack
Richard W. Shuey (LIB)................3,051 on statewide BRAD DOHERTY/ Obama and national
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals offices, ➤TO READ ABOUT THE COUNTY THE BROWNSVILLE Democrats and tried to
District, Place 3 JUDGE RACE, SEE PAGE A2 HERALD link White to them.
Greg Perkes (REP) ..................109,834
PAGE A5
Linda Yañez (DEM)..................100,003
District Judge,
103rd Judicial District
Janet L. Leal (DEM) ..................25,081
INSIDE | Brownsville Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, PAGE A3
POSITION 1 (RETURNS AS OF 11PM) POSITION 2 (RETURNS AS OF 11PM) POSITION 4 (RETURNS AS OF 11PM)
District Judge,
107th Judicial District
Benjamin Euresti Jr. (DEM) ......24,663
District Judge,
197th Judicial District
Migdalia Lopez (DEM)..............24,785
District Judge,
357th Judicial District
Leonel Alejandro (DEM)............24,002 WINNER WINNER WINNER
6,179 4,056 2,700 3,298 8,511 7,143 8,916 7,144
CAMERON COUNTY*
County Judge
Christina L. Herman Otis Daniel “Danny” Eric Enrique Ruben Luci B. Richard
Carlos Cascos (REP) ..................18,163 Saavedra Powers Jr. Peña Jr. Garza Escobedo Jr. Cortez Jr. Longoria “Rick” Zayas
John Wood (DEM) ....................18,715
Justice of the Peace, Abby ..................................B6 Classified ..........................C5 Editorial ..........................A12 TV Listings ........................B7 High 73°
Precinct No. 4 Amusements ......................B6 Comics ..............................B8 Horoscope..........................B6 Weather.......................... B10
Manuel Flores Jr. (REP) ..................809
Rolando Muniz (DEM) ..................648 Calendar ............................B9 Community ........................B9 Sports ................................B1 © 2010 The Brownsville Herald. All rights reserved
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Justice of the Peace,
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John Chambers (REP)..................1,642
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