Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle Credit: photo by John Anderson

Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is stepping down from his position after 30 years on the job, is holding a joint press conference with First Assistant DA Rosemary Lehmberg this morning on the plaza of the Blackman/Thurman Criminal Justice Center. Hmmm, why would they do that? Well, it’s not much of a head-scratcher: Earle is probably announcing his endorsement of Lehmberg in the March Democratic primary, where his successor will be determined (no Republican filed for the job).

That could be bad news for other contenders for the job: Other Earle employees – assistant district attorneys Rick Reed and Mindy Montford and former assistant DA Gary Cobbhave also filed for the election.

Earle and Lehmberg aren’t completely in sync, however – Lehmberg’s campaign has announced a 10:00am start time for the press conference; Earle’s office announced 10:30am.

Check back with Newsdesk later today for updates.

This article appears in 2007.

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