Obama captures second round of Texas caucuses

Obama was comfortably ahead of Clinton, various news reports said, enabling him to hang on to a slim lead in Texas' complex delegate-selection process. The second round of caucuses came several weeks after the primary balloting and initial round of caucuses that were held on March 4. The entire process concludes in June when the state Democratic Party meets to select delegates for the national convention to be held in Denver later this year. Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Clinton, the senator from New York, are locked in a tight battle for the nomination. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Monday that Obama is likely to end up with 36 to 38 of the 67 total delegates up for grabs from the caucus process. Clinton is expected to finish with 29 to 31 delegates. Clinton won the March 4 popular vote by a 51% to 47% margin, giving her 65 delegates from that process to Obama's 61. That means Obama could end up with 97 to 99 delegates, while Clinton would have 94 to 96. Roughly 1 million people attended the March 4 caucuses, while another 100,000 showed up for another round of caucuses held over the weekend, the Star-Telegram reported.