Easy, the post is tongue in cheek and the point is that Texas can support itself because it is a conservative state run by conservatives with very limited government. We only let them meet for 140 days on odd numbered years and they have to be re-elected every 2 years. If they don't finish in 140 days, too damn bad. We do give the Governor the power to recall them for 30 days for a special session, but they are only allowed to discuss and vote on what the Governor called them for, and, that is the only real power we actually give the Governor. The rest is held by other elected officials. The state right now is operating with an $11 Billion surplus and we manage to provide excellent medical care to the uninsured through Hospital tax districts that are able to discount medical services to the poor in our districts without forcing others to pay for services they don't use.
And most importantly, we have the Cowboys