But Where Does He Sleep At Night?

Re: this ...Thanks for the legwork, Clay:

Yes, Republican Sen. Kyle Janek, who lived in Houston when he was re-elected last year, has purchased a home in Austin and has enrolled his sons in an Austin public school. And, yes, he also is renting a house in Galveston, which is in his district and satisfies the residency requirement.

But would-be successors needn't file their campaign treasurer designations just yet because, Janek says, he still doesn't know how much longer he will stay in the Senate.

"I haven't reached a decision because I don't have to. I'm in the first year of a four-year term," he said.

Janek is still working in Houston as an anesthesiologist but plans to keep a house in Austin because, he said, he doesn't want to spend another legislative session away from his family. The next regular session, however, is still 16 months away, which means he will be spending a lot of time commuting -- unless he has something up his sleeve he doesn't want to tell anyone about.

Janek said all the speculation -- and there has been a lot of it -- that he will resign in mid-term, thus requiring a special election to fill his seat, has been spread by would-be successors or political consultants seeking clients.

That may be, but he also is fueling the fire.

Not exactly the hardest hitting analysis there. Yet, while it's missing Matt Stiles' doggedly determined questions about sleeping habits of public officials, it does open a curious amount of light on something. Janek sends his kids to school in Austin, claims to be practicing here in Houston ... and doesn't want to be away from his family. Maybe if Clay had found algae in his pool, we'd get a little more serious questioning about whether or not the State Senator from District 17 is living in Senate District 17 or not.