It's amazing to me that there is so little talk out here about this race. I visited Austin a few weeks ago, and this was all the talk. "Gov. Goodhair" versus "Ms. Pris". The "big city" papers are full of charges, counter-charges, endorsements and all that.
Out here, you might hear a radio spot (cause everybody listens to the radio out here), or an occasional TV commercial, but standing in line at the Subway or sitting down in Tencha's cafe waiting for lunch, you don't hear anybody discussing this race. I can only assume that it makes no difference to most folks out here. Honestly, either way works for me.
The biggest discussion you will hear around here is whether former-yellow-dog-Democrat-turned-Republican Delwin Jones will be re-elected to his 50th term (I am exaggerating) in the Texas House. Even that doesn't matter here, because he doesn't represent our county!
Things move pretty slow out here this time of year. Most are more concerned with whether they will actually be planting in the next few months. How much moisture is in the ground and whether they should go ahead and turn, and how many acres of peanuts versus how many acres of cotton, getting your farm loan and either getting your taxes to the accountant or filing for an extension. Such exciting conversations!
Well folks, I never promised the news from West Texas would be exciting!
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