Democrats fall flat in effort to flip Texas House

[TexasTowelie]

Democrats fell well short of the party’s goal of gaining nine seats in the Texas House and claiming a majority heading into a pivotal legislative session next year, with redistricting on the agenda.

But the party appeared likely to preserve most of the gains from two years ago, including four seats in Central Texas, among 12 districts across the state that moved from red to blue in 2018.

In Texas House District 47, state Rep. Vikki Goodwin of Austin defeated Austin police officer Justin Berry by 49.3% to 48.3%.

The district stretches across western Travis County, where Goodwin narrowly beat incumbent Paul Workman, an Austin Republican, in 2018.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20201103/democrats-fall-flat-in-effort-to-flip-texas-house

[Shell_Seas]

1. I've spent the last two days feeling sick over this....Now I'm mad and I'm fired up.

Municipal elections soon, then a focus on 2022. I'm ready.,

[Gothmog]

2. I am sad about this also

We will see some horrible gerrymandering in the next session

[LeftInTX]

3. I know

It all depends on committee assignments....

I don't know which committee this is..

Hey, we got rid of Elmer Fudd...(Pete Flores SD-19)