So far, three of the five Texas members of Congress who'll face special elections in November have filed. And the two who haven't might have real opponents.

So far, three of the five Texas members of Congress who'll face special elections in November have filed. They've got a few more days to sign up. U.S. Reps. Ruben Hinojosa, Lloyd Doggett, and Lamar Smith are in.

So, too, is perennial candidate Gene Kelly of Universal City, who has run for office so many times they should comp his filing fee or give him free drink coupons and extra time on his video rentals.

Henry Cuellar and Henry Bonilla could each get opposition, but they and their opponents haven't signed up with the Texas Secretary of State yet. Cuellar's waiting to see what a couple of tire-kickers will do; some Democrats in Hidalgo County want a local candidate to run against Cuellar, who's from Laredo. Bonilla, R-San Antonio, will likely face former U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio (who lost a close election to Cuellar after the votes were recounted) and Rick Bolaños, an El Paso Democrat who was set to challenge Bonilla before the courts redrew the district and set up the special elections.

The five districts were redrawn by federal judges fixing legal problems with the state's congressional districts. They threw out the results of the primaries and set a special election for the November general election date. Anything not settled that day in the special elections will go to a runoff (general election races held the same day are won by the highest vote-getter, whether they get 50 percent of the votes or not).