Back in October, we reported that TxDOT was claiming it was out of money. I said then that I thought it might have a little something to do with a PR ploy in favor of Proposition 12's passage. Turns out I was wrong, and it was simply an accounting error. A billion dollar accounting error.

Mitt Romney may resort to trying to hijack as-yet uncommitted delegates as part of his strategy to stay in the race. Memo to Mitt: that is not what I would call "a plan for future involvement in national Republican politics."

Politico has a refresher on the delegate tallies, which appear inexact at best and will change as soon as New Mexico is called. Is this stuff tense or what?

A few days ago we shared the story that the National Republican Congressional Committee had called the FBI on itself over what seemed to be some accounting problems. Today the problems become a little more clear: turns out, someone at the NRCC may have forged an audit during the 2006 midterms, and there might be several election cycles' worth of financial malfeasance. More bad news and trouble for the GOP.

Romney takes Alaska and New Mexico looks like it will go Obama although it is very close. Phillip Martin sent me this, which is a close examination of how the vote in New Mexico is shaking out: a dead heat at 48/48 with 95% reporting.

Obama wins the Alaska Democratic caucuses and NBC is using the term "Apparent Winner" to describe McCain and Obama in Missouri. "Apparent Winner" is a new one on me.

I'm not sure I see a way for Romney to continue much longer. Huckabee split some of the vote by winning across the South, and the Romney camp was hanging it all on California to equalize and bring the race back to some sort of balance.

Less than 3,200 votes separate the candidates in Missouri with 97% reporting: Clinton 49%, Obama 48%. Update: At 98%, Obama and Clinton have swapped, and Obama has about 4,900 votes' worth of a lead.

Mitt Romney is getting hammered, and I'm of the opinion that the state where he is likely to have done well for himself — California — shaped the media coverage today by being dead last, chronologically. Since there won't be good news for Mitt until well after most of the country has gone to sleep, it doesn't do much for him. If California were on the eastern seaboard, maybe the pundits would have been more bullish on Romney throughout the day.

Major storms crashed through Tennessee today, with tornadoes and storms knocking out power, damaging structures, and forcing polls in four counties to close early due to safety concerns. The Chron is reporting that there were casualties as a result, and the weather has been dangerous in several parts of the country today. Stay safe, everyone.