Harris on the Colorado

Austin Chronicle
By Richard Whittaker

It’s no secret that Harris County is key for the Democrats’ Turn Texas Blue strategy. So this morning’s NetRoots Nation meet-and-great forum for Texas candidates was, unsurprisingly dominated by Houston-area Hopefuls: former Galveston city council member Joe “Thundersticks” Jaworski running in Senate District 11, education activist and House District 129 candidate Sherrie Matula, Rep. Rick Noriega (going after U.S. Sen. John Cornyn), and renewable energy businessman and Congressional District TX-7 heavy-hitter Mike Skelly. The hope is the netroots will add some national name awareness and some cash contributions.

Posted on July 18, 2008 | Return to the Latest News Archive