Chris Bell has picked up the ball on the recent spate of anti-ethics PLOBs, in particular Mary Denny's "Mother May I?" HB913 and Sylvester Turner's "I'm just helping out a friend" HB3148. There's certainly a target-rich environment here for a reformist campaign, and I'm glad to see him work this theme. More, please.

I should note that the Chron editorializes in favor of the broadly supported bipartisan reform bill HB1348 today. Which is nice, but a little bit more about the bad bills and who's behind Turner's HB3148 would be nicer.

As for when Bell drops the "exploratory" and becomes an actual candidate, well, hopefully soon.