Texas is a fine state populated with many great people who do interesting and important things, most visibly in science, technology, energy and agriculture. Texans traditionally place a high value on individual autonomy and liberty.
The Republican Party gave us Abraham Lincoln, and he and the party saved the union from slavery and dissolution.
You might expect that together, Texas and the Republican Party would promote a society in which people live their own lives, make their own choices and mind their own business.
