I know that Texas leans Democrat in the major cities, especially Austin, but to have enough votes convict?
(After all, Texas did elect Ann Richards as Governor...)
People get elected from counties around the state. They get to Austin and are wined and dined and told how great their future is as an elected official.
Their head swells from new found greatness and these new friends in Austin are just too eager to show them how to vote.
Happened in our county as Orr got there and happily shed here conservative clothing.
Texas is massively republican. People like jobs in politics. If a lefty wants a job, they run under a flag of convenience, put an “R” by their name, and quietly find excuses and rationalizations for supporting abortion, windmills, solar, open borders, etc etc.