In the controversial passage of proposition 12 there is an odd little fact where no explanation has been provided yet. As of early Monday morning after the Saturday election 28 precincts from Harris county are still not counted.
Here is the Harris County results page and as of now our new electronic system is missing 28 precincts. These are the only precincts in the state not in as shown in the statewide count.
Interesting, Prop 12 passed because Latinos supported it according to the Burnt Orange Report looking at county votes. The anti-campaign missed a key group there.
A key finding in the Florida election was the extensive advertising the GOP did in Spanish in Latino communities and the total lack of Democratic advertising. I bet that is the case here.
Related stories on Proposition 12.
CSM - Texas vote tests a new tactic to curb jury awards - amend the state constitution.
The US General Accounting Office released a study last week finding that rising insurance costs for physicians are not causing widespread denial of care.
Moreover, even a cap on noneconomic damages doesn't mean insurance rates will stop rising, the study found. California, for instance, saw double-digit malpractice insurance-rate increases from 1999 to 2002, a year after the legislature capped noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases at $250,000. What finally brought relief was insurance reform and a rate rebate, says Deborah Hankinson, a former Texas Supreme Court justice and head of Save Texas Courts, which opposes the measure.
Houston Chronicle and Austin Statesman on reaction afterwards.
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