In a Shocker, Democrats Sweep Top Appeals Court Elections

For the first time in 32 years, Texas will have Democrats on the state’s Supreme Court.

With more than 97 percent of the votes counted, three Austin Appeals Court justices and a Harris County district court judge are leading four incumbent Republican justices by margins of four to six percent, or more than 400,000 votes. The expected victory by the four Democrats places them one vote shy of a majority on the nine-member court.