The stakes aren’t waiting for Election Day. We open with a straight talk on early voting—not as a shortcut, but as the safest way to make sure your ballot counts when life throws curveballs. Security concerns matter, but we draw a clear line between what truly hardens elections—voter ID tied to verified addresses, accurate rolls, and tighter mail-in safeguards—and what just limits access for working Texans. Then we shift to the week’s atmospheric rollercoaster: muggy mid‑80s now, a sharp cold...