concerns had been raised in the media about the logistics in place for the precinct conventions in light of the unprecedented massive participation. for example, in harris county —of which houston is the seat, and in which 874 conventions are scheduled— the highest primary turn-out in the past two decades was 78,000 in 2004, whereas 170,032 have already voted early in this year's primary. typically about 5,000 people attend the precinct conventions held throughout harris county; up to 100,000 were expected to participate this year. in the event, there was an estimated turnout of one million throughout the state, and as of march 11 the final result of the caucuses in harris county was unknown., as party volunteers were still collecting packets from that county's 874 precincts. the dallas morning news reported a projected turnout of 1.1 million. overall, less than half of the precincts statewide had reported to the state democratic party by mid-march.