Travis is turning Red.

We have word from Travis County GOP headquarters that early voting, here in Travis, is currently running about 40 percent higher in the Republican primary than in the Democratic primary. What's more remarkable is that for years Democrats have outnumbered Republicans in Travis about two-to-one. At least, they did outnumber us. Until now.

Turnout in the primary is also on track to meet or exceed the turnout of the 2008 primary. In Texas, it’s highly unusual for primary turnout in a gubernatorial year to exceed that of a presidential year. It’s a testament, in large part, to how big a tent the Republican Party has become. Just look at our lineup of gubernatorial candidates: there’s considerable difference from Kay to Rick to Debra. I’m a Perry supporter, myself, but I’ll enthusiastically back whoever wins on Tuesday. There are things to like about all of them.

So, things could be a little crazy on Tuesday. I recommend that every vote early—today, the last day of early voting, if that’s at all possible. If I were a Cook County (Illinois) Democrat, I’d recommend voting often too, but we don’t do that sort of thing down here.

In short, folks, Travis is turning Red, or at least purple. The One Party State is coming to an end, competitive politics is returning, and Austin will not be Singapore for long. My work is not done here, but we’re all making great progress.