Progressive Democrats in Texas got a mixed bag on election night on Tuesday when their preferred candidate won in Austin and advanced to a runoff against an anti-abortion and pro-gun incumbent Democrat.
Greg Casar, a former Austin city councilman who was the architect of a plan to reduce police funding in the state’s capital city, easily beat his Democratic challengers. By comparison, on Wednesday afternoon with 96 per cent of polling locations reporting, Mr Casar had 25,306 whereas his nearest opponent, state representative Eddie Rodriguez had 6,433 votes.
