meanwhile, back at the crazytown ranch

Speaker of the Texas House Tom Craddick will have a Democratic challenger on the ballot this fall. At least Midland voters will have an alternative.

In other Texas political news, there's nothing going on in Texas politics right now. That's because it's hotter than Hades here in the Heart of Texas, and it won't get better for three months. I cannot WAIT to decamp to the other hemisphere for awhile.