Democratic candidate for Governor Farouk Shami greets visitors at an evening meet and greet at the Celestial Room in downtown McAllen, TX.
Democratic candidate for Governor Farouk Shami greets visitors at an evening meet and greet at the Celestial Room in downtown McAllen, TX. Bob Daemmrich

You won’t find Farouk Shami sulking in a corner somewhere after spending at least $12 million dollars for a 13 percent share of the Democratic vote. No, he went out in the standard loud, proud Farouk-style we’ve come to enjoy and will most certainly miss. Courtesy of our TV partners in Houston, I bring you, Farouk crowd-surfing!

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Elise Hu was a political reporter at the Tribune, focusing on multimedia projects, from 2009 to 2011. She previously worked as the state political reporter for Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE-TV, from 2006...