Delegates to the Texas Democratic Convention meeting this weekend in Austin could change the controversial Texas primary/caucus system -- the maligned Texas"two-step" of allotting delegates to presidential candidates -- but sources say it's not expected to happen.   Barack Obama delegates are expected to try to control the Rules Committee meeting here to protect the prima/caucus system.  They don't want a wholesale change because it might detract from the authenticity of Obama's delegate win in Texas.  However, many Democrats, particularly supporters of HillaryClinton want to change the allocation system. 

The Texas system, called the "Texas Two-Step," awarded two-thirds of national convention delegates according to the primary vote and one-third through the caucus process.  Clinton won the primary 51 to 47 percent, but Obama got more delegates than Clinton in the one-third awarded through the caucus process.  The process has come under fire because voters had to return to caucus meetings after the polls closed on Texas primary day to cast their vote again.  The large caucus  turnout produced chaos in many precinct caucuses.  Texas Democrats will finalize those caucus delegates this weekend at the state conventionl 

If a  change is to occur, it likely will be in 2010 before the 2012 presidential election, sources say.  Democratic leaders don't want to address the issue at this convention for fear of heated feelings emerging from the Clinton and Obama camps tha could destroy a party effort toward unity.

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