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2010 criminal justice elections to watch

Looking forward to the 2010 elections, most Texas media and politicos' focus has been on the Governor's race and a handful of open seats and competitive races at the Lege. But as the January 4 filing deadline approaches, what criminal-justice related races out there merit watching?At the Court of Criminal Appeals, Keith Hampton has announced he will seek Judge Michael Keasler's spot. I'm hoping at least one other Democrat steps up to run against Judge Meyers on the CCA before the filing deadline, just in case the Governor's race turns out to be close and some Democrat gets lucky. In Texas' last mid-term election in 2006, an unknown Democratic CCA candidate who ran no campaign received about 300,000 more votes than then-Senate candidate Barbara Radnofsky...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 29, 2009 (boomark / email).