Quite amusing:

Texas has one of the most conservative delegations in Congress, yet more than half of the state’s Republicans in the U.S. House face challengers from the right – most inspired by the anti-tax Tea Party movement.

It’s a sign of discontent among conservatives that could make for a messy spring, even as Republicans expect huge gains in House races across the country later in the year.

Many of the challengers want little more than to vent, shake up the GOP and prod Washington toward fiscal responsibility. If they win, so much the better. Others want it all: a GOP purified by combat and reborn ideologically.

Most hilarious to me is that turncoat Rep. Ralph Hall has the most challengers – five.

Now are any of these candidates going to give these Congresspersons a serious run for their money? Probably not, but hey, anything that divides Republicans against each other I’ll take, especially since almost every member of Texas’ U.S. House delegation looks to be safe this time around (glad some Dem is running against Mike McCaul though, given he’s the only GOPer even slightly vulnerable, even if he is the guy that ran last time).

UPDATE: And Libertarians have candidates for every office!