Like water balloons filled with shaving cream, bloggers are bursting with opinions on how to win the state's big-time election contests. They're also sorting through other people's finances, localizing national politics and trying real hard to be more open. The finale features appearances by Texas TV anchors and more news.

With the legislative session out of sight and mind, bloggers are revving up coverage of campaigns for the governor's office on down. They're also talking about a limelight-loving congresswoman, the first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General, a former University of Texas regent and people who blog. Finishing it off is an expose on the Houston Airport and other news.

Bloggers squeezed out a week's worth of writing from the two-day special session of the Texas Legislature. Some of them are urging a former Democratic prosecutor to run for governor, talking about other potential candidates, taking TEA and doing things outside their own web pages. At the end, a courtroom shooting and other items.

This week in the blogosphere, there's Undecided for Governor, and there's everyone else, after a survey showed incumbent Rick Perry up a dozen points on the rest of the field with the biggest bloc of voters uncommitted. Bloggers are also discussing other parts of the Texas Lyceum poll and the special session that starts Wednesday. (We wrote about the poll results here and here.) Capping it off are posts on political campaigns and other things.

By virtue of vetoes and a special session, Gov. Rick Perry dominates bloggers' conversations this week. They're chatting about the 2010 gubernatorial contest, the impending U.S. Senate campaign, additional political contests and criminal justice. Wrapping it up is news out of College Station.

Inquiring bloggers want to know: Will Gov. Rick Perry include voter photo identification in a special session? They're also expressing interest in people throwing stones at a certain monthly magazine of statewide interest, contenders for elected positions and the state's maintenance of law and order. Check out the last section for info on social media and other cool stuff.

The 81st Regular Session is in the rearview mirror, and bloggers are describing what they're seeing there. They're also discussing rankings of various lawmakers, peering out at political races on the horizon and pondering the political future of a certain Houston representative. Ending it is an update on "Turd Blossom" and other posts.