The Houston Chronicle Endorses Yanez and Houston

The Chronicle recommends voters choose Sam Houston and Linda Yañez in Democratic primary races.

Based partly on hopes for a larger-than-typical turnout among Democratic voters, the party is running a stronger and fuller slate of candidates in primaries for judicial races in this election cycle than in many previous years. In the race to unseat justices on the Texas Supreme Court, that slate of strong Democratic challengers, along with questions about judicial ethics and a huge backlog of cases on the court, means Democratic primary voters should pay special attention before they cast their ballots on March 4.... In the two contested Democratic primaries for Texas Supreme Court, the Chronicle makes the following recommendations:

Sam Houston, Place 7.... He says the high court is stacked with justices who take a "results-oriented" and "activist" approach to the cases they review and cites legal studies showing large corporations are far more likely to win favorable rulings than the individuals who challenge them. A Baylor Law School graduate, Houston says he will work to restore balance by working hard and following the law. If he wins in March, Houston faces Republican incumbent Justice Dale Wainwright in the November general election.

Linda Yañez, Place 8. .... Yañez has a strong work ethic, is widely respected in the legal community and has the practical experience formulating legal opinions that is the mainstay of a job on the state's highest court for civil matters. A win in March will pit her against Republican incumbent Justice Phil Johnson when voters go to the polls in the November general election.