Election Results
Huber advances to face Daugherty in November
Fri., March 7, 2008
Commissioners Court: It's Karen Huber
Karen Huber pulled out a win (62% to 38%) in the Precinct 3 Democratic primary and will face incumbent Commissioner Gerald Daugherty in the general election this fall. "I'm hearing things from the voters that are in sync with the reasons why we're running," Huber said. "People want a new direction in Travis County."
Huber's opponent was Albert Gonzales, who is now accusing Democratic Party officials of recruiting Huber, a former Republican, because "they didn't think a Hispanic could win in southwest Travis County." "That's news to me," said Huber. "I've never heard any of that spoken before."
Huber says her priorities will include some of the items that came out of the southwest dialogue but remain unaddressed, such as a countywide transportation plan that would manage west-side growth. "I think we have to be more responsible when it comes to growth. We've got water-quality and water-availability issues, as well as infrastructure issues out here," Huber said. "That's a symptom of what needs to be addressed by [the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization]. We're looking at symptoms and not the causes of that growth, and we need to have a plan to deal with growth and the costs it will pass along to taxpayers into the future." – Kimberly Reeves
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