Demetria Smith still campaigning as a Democratic candidate for governor

Houston mortgage banker and community activist Demetria Smith, who state Democratic Party officials bumped from the primary ballot earlier this month over a bounced check for her filing fee, said Wednesday she is still running for governor as a Democrat.Smith, 44, said she is challenging the party's decision to declare her ineligible and remove her name from the March 6 primary ballot as violating state law.She said she is continuing her campaign, and plans to participate in several upcoming pol