Top Reads, March 4: What to watch in primaries / A conservative slate / Cold cuts into polls

Chris Tomlinson with The Associated Press has a handy list of five things to watch for in today’s primary elections.
-DID TED CRUZ BLAZE A TRAIL FOR OTHER TEA PARTY CONSERVATIVES?
-ARE DEMOCRATS FIRED UP?
-HOW MANY REPUBLICAN RACES WILL GO TO A RUNOFF?
-WILL DEMOCRATS BE EMBARRASSED IN THE U.S. SENATE RACE?
-HOW SOON WILL THE GOVERNOR’S RACE BEGIN IN EARNEST?

Christy Hoppe with The Dallas Morning News [addresses here](http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20140303-gop-poised-to-nominate-staunchly-conservative-slate.ece how staunchly conservative the primaries candidates seem to be.

And the cold weather might be cutting into time at the polls, Jayme Fraser with the Houston Chronicle notes. Travis County already announced that polls wouldn’t open until 11 p.m.