For the record, the Chron hasn't endorsed DeLay in any race since 2000. They non-endorsed in the 2002 primary (he was running against Mike Fjetland, who's in this field now and who ran as an independent in 2004), and endorsed Democrats Tim Riley in 2002 and Richard Morrison in 2004. I'd have bet good money on this, and I'll bet they already have their Lampson endorsement ready for October.