Some Texas-side news

Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will tour the Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary School here in Texarkana in the morning. A short press conference will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the school (4826 University Park).

In other Texas news, millionaire Mikal Watts dropped out of the U.S. Senate race today against Democrat Robert Noriega and incumbent Senator John Cornyn, citing the toll it's taken on his family.