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State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, won re-election in a close race with help from Austin's Kirk Watson. 

Outnumbered Democrats see modest gains

No doubt, Republicans still rule the Texas Legislature, but Election Day results meant losing their powerful supermajority in the House. And the GOP failed to oust any incumbent Democrat in the Senate.

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Leffingwell pounds pavement

Austin Mayoral Canidate Lee Leffingwell is spending Election day pounding the pavement.

Brewster McCracken

The candidates in the Austin Mayoral Race were asked to write answers to seven questions.

Carole Keeton Strayhorn

The candidates in the Austin Mayoral Race were asked to write answers to seven questions. 

David Buttross

The candidates in the Austin Mayoral Race were asked to write answers to seven questions.

Josiah Ingalls

The candidates in the Austin Mayoral Race were asked to write answers to seven questions.

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A dad's fight to get his kids back

A court awarded Stephen James custody of his sons. But he could not get …

  • Austin Mayoral Election
Total Precincts Completed: 207of 207 (100%)
  

Early Voting Election Day Total
Leffingwell 47.15% 47.33% 47.24%
McCracken 27.39% 26.25% 26.80%
Strayhorn 21.32% 21.53% 21.43%
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Gay membership in the Boy Scouts

Should the Scouts end the ban on gay members?
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Photos: Day 4 of recovery in Oklahoma

The recovery and rebuilding continues, amid storms slowing down the process in …

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