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While Democrats nationwide celebrated Barack Obama's return to the White House on Tuesday night, Texas Democrats — generally relegated to the back seat in deeply red Texas — were claiming a couple of key local victories of their own.

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While Democrats nationwide celebrated Barack Obama's return to the White House on Tuesday night, Texas Democrats — generally relegated to the back seat in deeply red Texas — were claiming a couple of key local victories of their own. 

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