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COPYRIGHT 2005 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service
Byline: Christy Hoppe
AUSTIN, Texas _ To the five defeated Democratic Texas legislature candidates, the future of democracy in Texas is on the line. To the Republicans involved, the civil case is nothing but sour grapes.
Monday, after years of accusations, criminal charges and political posturing, state District Judge Joe Hart will start deciding whether laws were broken and damages are deserved in the 2002 elections for the Texas House.
The elections left the GOP with control of the House for the first time in a century, elevated Tom Craddick to speaker and flung open the door to a conservative agenda that included congressional redistricting and massive budget cuts.
The question is, was it done legally?
Terry Scarborough, the attorney...
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