https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2008-11-04/698503/

Harris County Turning Blue

By Lee Nichols, November 4, 2008, 10:19pm, Newsdesk

I just checked voting totals for Harris County. While there are still many precincts out, the ballots counted so far show that 54% voted straight Democrat in this once solidly Republican county. If that holds, it's a bad harbinger for Republicans in Texas.