A couple of Texas political items of note

First, via Independent Political Report, with link there to original story by Ballot Access News, former Democratic lite gov candidate Michael Collier, trying to get on the ballot this year for the same spot as an independent, is suing the state over the petition signature gathering window, and is now backed by the Forward Party.

Kuff, of course, hates this. He hates it to the point that in his last graf, he pulls out the old left hand of the duopoly line, state-level version, to essentially say that a vote for Collier is "really" a vote for Patrick. I told him he had better not ever say that to my online face.

Also, the Trib piece he links to writes Green Kevin McCormick and Libertarian Anthony Castro out of the election. Shock me. (And, it's useless to get. the Trib, or the Monthly, to ever admit wrongness.)

Second, also via IPR, the Texas Libertarian Party is rejecting AIPAC-funded candidates. Yes, it's highly unlikely that's happening anyway, but still nice to see that for the record.