Backers say legislation to move up the date of the Texas primary to February 2008 would give voters a real say in the race for president.
Republicans and Democrats alike are pushing to move the primary election from the first Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in February.
Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, chair of the House elections committee, said Wednesday he'll support one of the bills that's soon to be filed moving both the primary date and the candidate filing deadline up one month.
California and Florida are also considering moving their 2008 primaries to Feb. 5.
The effect could be replacing the old Super Tuesday in March with a new slate of primaries one month sooner.
Caucuses in Iowa and Nevada and primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina launch the presidential race. Texas and other states fall weeks or months later.
The primary election bills are HB 993 and HB 996.
