Things are pretty quiet overall on the states and local level here (tough to compete with Syria) but local issues will become more prominent as the 2013 elections start to loom.
Click here for the Texas Secretary of State's page on important 2013 election dates.
It gives us an idea about what to look forward to. Houston has elections coming up, so there's a good course of content for us. We will also follow news about potential candidates for the primary elections scheduled this coming March.
Ballorpedia has a page on Texas' 2013 elections also.