The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for Wendy as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Off the Kuff is there with the early news that Sen. Wendy Davis is leaning towards the Governor’s race next year.

Despairing about the sorry state of Houston’s mayoral contest, PDiddie at Brains and Eggs seems to be suggesting a vote for Nobody. But not if Nobody is a Dick.

Horwitz at Texpatriate notes that paybacks are hell as a Special Prosecutor is appointed against Rick Perry to investigate coercion and abuse of office complaints.

Rick Perlstein reminds us that the right wing is playing the long con. WCNews at Eye on Williamson has the details, There is nothing new under the wingnut sun.

Neil at All People Have Value wrote that he is donating 25 cents to Amnesty International for every negative attack e-mail he gets from the Ben Hall and Annise Parker campaigns for Mayor of Houston. Neil, who previously wrote Texas Liberal, now has the website NeilAquino.com. All People Have Value can be found at NeilAquino.com.

CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme sees Rick Perry hurt Texas children once again. Perry wants to privatize public education.

And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.

Bay Area Houston endorses Houston Mayor Annise Parker for re-election.

Better Texas examines the effects of the 2011 budget cuts to family planning.

Jason Stanford goes all in on Cruz-mania.

Greg Wythe looks at the national backlash against standardized testing.

New Media Texas breaks out the wrestling analogies for the Houston Mayor’s race.

The TSTA Blog discusses the changes made to the process for approving charter schools.

Texas Vox points out the double standards in Texas’ water laws.

Texas Water Solutions analyzes the Legislature’s plans for water infrastructure.

Grits for Breakfast reports on another Texas official making taxpayers fund an extravagant security detail for himself.

Letters From Texas eagerly awaits the prospect of Rush Limbaugh moderating a GOP Presidential debate.

BOR reports on racial disparities in drug arrests in East Texas.

Concerned Citizens condemns the homophobic remarks made by a San Antonio Council member and some of her staff while discussing that city’s proposed non-discrimination ordinance.