I should have been more clear. I meant the Texas House may be socially conservative (and that's close) but am not sure the Senate is. We have some real odd folks in that chamber.
Yes, I agree with you that the State Senate, though Republican in majority before the TX House gained a GOP organization, is more liberal than the lower body. Wouldn't you think that is because the House has much more direct rural representation than does the Senate? So there are still some "conservative" Democrats in the House too but vitually none in the State Senate. There are some state senators that some on our forum would call "RINOs" too.