Well said. It it is like a disease. But Texas has more immunity than California because California is the easy life compared to Texas and the elements one must deal with to survive. As Doug Sahm sings: “You just can’t live in Texas if you don’t have a lot of soul.” It is Realville for the most part.
Way back in the 50's, my dad performed with Willie Nelson and Doug Sahm & the Knights. He did the song "Pretty Pat" on a Doug Sahm LP.
Unfortunately, all of America has crazy, crazy weather. My ex-pat friends in England are always telling their anti-American British friends that they can’t understand our great country without understanding our weather.
California has had some devastating earthquakes as I’m sure you know. No state in the Union escapes nutso weather.