[eartrumpet]

Correct. And Texas culture and attitudes survived Reconstruction (that R-word was not an accurate descriptive word for what it was). The reason it was not previously reversed is the POLs in Austin & DC feared the citizens of Texas. The citizens of Texas do not fear the citizens of Texas.

Did these pols magically appear in positions of power or did the citizens of Texas elect them as representatives for 146 years?

[Texas Fossil]

Well, my perspective only spans the past 68 years. But some of my relatives were born here during the Republic of Texas.

Reconstruction was not home grown, but forced by the Fed Gov. It was a criminal operation in most places it ruled.

We are still fighting the Fed Gov over redistricting, because we cannot please the PC crowd in DC.

Yes, Texas has it’s corrupt POLs. I certainly remember a few.

There is a lot of good that can be said about the people of Texas. Our differences are not about race, as Obozo implies.

Republicans control the State, but the Speaker of the House was a Dem and still acts like one.

You must bear in mind, he is from a liberal district. And has been in politics a long time. He and his family before him.