Texas has a very real and conservative court of appeals. Florida has so damn many transiants that come, raise hell and think they can get away with it.
Why Virginia?
VA has always been considered very conservative. Don't know why. When I was at the U. of Houston, (I forget what course) the prof. said VA was the most cons. state in the nation. His evidence was use of the death penalty, the fact that only in VA did the equal rights amendment never make it out of committee, and something about gun laws.