Texas Progressives await primary results, offer thoughts

As we all wait, we'll start with the Trib giving us its latest update on the GOP's primary for the Railroad Commission, which has perhaps passed the AG's and guv's primaries as the nuttiest statewide races. And, call it a stunt or not, but Sarah Stogner's pumpjack dance has brought this race to higher profile, which it needs with Wayne-O Christian being an unethical grifter even by RRC standards. The Observer does just that with a deeper dive.

At the Monthly, CD Hooks has a deep dive on Allen West's seemingly futile run against Strangeabbott, focused on using West to show how "grassroots" doesn't work the way it once did.

Below the statewide level, the 15th Congressional District race, by primary turnout numbers, will probably be a good mark for how well the GOP is going to do this fall in South Texas. It will also be a mark for how conservative Valley Dems want to be.

Through Feb. 23, only 7 percent of registered voters had cast ballots, says the Trib. My county, despite a contested county judge race and a number of wingnuts-squared wanting to dethrone wingnut Michael Burgess, was at just 6 percent and the ice storm scrubbed early voting on Feb. 24.

Off the Kuff has two updates about the vigilante anti-abortion law SB8.

Texas Monthly tries to hold Jerry Jones accountable for the recent scandal involving a Cowboys executive who was caught peeping on the Cheerleaders.

Mike Meltser documents the hearing about Deshaun Watson and when he will be deposed by his accusers. Ken Hoffman looks back on 20+ years of reviewing fast food.

National

SocraticGadfly wondered about the endgame in Ukraine, with previous detailed backgrounders on broken promises about NATO expansion and all sides violating the Minsk agreements.

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Classical music stores aren't thriving, but, if you're ever in Spring, here's where to go.

Louis DeJoy is murdering the environment, and sadly, Dems tweaking USPS' long problems and burdens with prefunding retiree health care is letting him do that. More here. Environmental lawsuits may stop him.