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When the Associated Press announced at 9 p.m. that Bill White had won the Democratic nomination for the Texas gubernatorial race, the Legends Ballroom in the Intercontinental Hotel in Houston erupted in hollers and whoops - a sea of miniature Texas flags waving enthusiastically across the heads of the crowd. The wine flowed freely as people danced to the Black-Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling [Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night]"; and remembered Texas Independence Day with songs like Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." The mood was one of victory and hope. more ›