I never said Texas only. But because it is so high there, they would be expected to take stronger measures than Minnesota or Alaska. A one sized fits all policy of what works in Minnesota won’t work in Texas. This is another excellent example why federalism is so important.
No, you said:
"Texas has a very unique problem with HPV"
Sadly it is not unique, just worse than average. The state with the highest rate of incidence of cervical cancer is not a border state, Oklahoma. The highest region is Washington D.C.
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/cancersbystateandregion.aspx,/a>