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In Race for Texas House District 105, Not Only a Recount, But Now a Protest

Linda Harper-Brown, who doesn't look happy even in her campaign Web site photo By now, you're probably aware that a week after Election Day, the dust hasn't settled in Irving, where three-term incumbent Linda Harper-Brown and Democratic challenger Bob Romano are still tussling over who gets to rep Texas House...
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Linda Harper-Brown, who doesn’t look happy even in her campaign Web site photo

By now, you’re probably aware that a week after Election Day, the dust hasn’t settled in Irving, where three-term incumbent Linda Harper-Brown and Democratic challenger Bob Romano are still tussling over who gets to rep Texas House District 105. Knocked out by a mere 20 votes, Romano’s seeking a recount: “In the coming days, my focus will be on doing everything I can to see that every ballot is counted and that every voter’s intent is known,” he writes on his Web site. The recount, which will settle once and for all whether the Republicans maintain their majority in the Texas House, ought to be completed by next week, give or take. Till then, the inevitable today at Dallas County Elections Department HQ on Stemmons Freeway: Protest! –Robert Wilonsky

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