9:48 p.m. CT
CNN.com is reporting that the Texas primary results are showing Clinton and Obama in a dead-lock, at 49 percent and 49 percent.
Harris County, a predicted stronghold for Obama, has not yet released any results.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson just arrived, here to support Obama.
Hold onto your hats, kids.

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Texas is too close to call for the Democrats.  John McCain has already clinched the Republican nomination and Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the race.  McCain will head to the white house tomorrow for President Bush’s official endorsement.  All of this happened in the matter of an hour.
With just 4% of the vote counted, […]

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The stage is ready for Barack Obama.

Cameras are set to film history.

International members of the press prepare to translate Obama’s big Texas finale into words for the world to experience.

And we wait.

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 By Kate Miller and Philip Pirwitz

The appr. 5,000 people in attendance at the Burger Activities Center last night came from all walks of life to support Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Including a surprising number of men.
It’s no secret that much of Clinton’s support comes from women, and with rightful reason: a woman running for the White House, […]

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Brandon Chicotsky of the UT Obama campaign office has told me by phone that about 200 students voted this morning at the Jester Hall polling site on campus.
He said he expects that number to double this afternoon and triple this evening because “students are less apt to participate in civic activities in the morning.”
Chicotsky told […]

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HOUSTON–San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told me on Saturday that Clinton has “been at [GLBT] issues a lot longer.”
Talking with the mayor for ten minutes before his appearance at the Stonewall Democrats rally for Clinton that day, he said, “I got to tell you I was very disappointed when Barack Obama said he didn’t see […]

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To kick off this exciting Texas polling day, I just wanted to share what must be Texas State Representative Mark Strama’s current favorite story (I’ve heard him tell it twice in the past few days).
He told it last night at the University of Texas Obama campaign office before Michelle Obama spoke.
Strama said he once met […]

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By Kate Miller
The Burger Activities Center in Austin, TX was nearly full with passionate Hillary Clinton supporter’s tonight, itching to hear their favorite “Woman of the Hour” speak.
The line began earlier in the afternoon, and when the doors opened at 6 p.m., the crowd began to shuffle in. A surprisingly represented demographic at the […]

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By Liz Burlingame, Charles Cadwallader, Cailin Magruder and Will Mari
WACO – Free trade, Iraq, immigration, social security and the economy; all things that Arizona Senator John McCain talked about at his town hall meeting in Waco, Texas last night.
After introducing his wife Cindy McCain as well as former Texas Senator, Phil Gramm; McCain gave the […]

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By: Laura J. Mansfield
AUSTIN-It’s decision time for Texas. It’s only hours away until thousands of Texans get to do the “Two Step Primacus.” Some have chosen to vote early, and have been confident with thier candidate preference all along. However, there are many others out there, who still can’t decide who they will vote for.
At […]

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