Say what you will, but they didn’t give up those goofy rainbow flags like the “solid south” so easily gave up their banners after one shooting in SC.
And the place that took the biggest attack on this nation since 1941, and bounced back, should not so easily be s*it on by Cruz with such a line, because Trump could easily use that against him.
Ted Cruz grew up in Houston, and Houston painted their city hall in rainbow colors before B-O did that to the White House, to honor queers.
For anyone doubting that large Texas cities are just like all other large American cities in that regard (including NYC), (with photos like the NYC one you posted taken in those large Texas cities too), just do a Google "image" search on the three words ( Texas gay pride ), or try ( Houston gay pride ). The Texas photos returned from those image searches are similar to the photo you posted, but too close to obscene for me to post them here.
Some of the Texas photos returned from that Google image search are from Austin, some from Dallas, some from Houston, etc.
I wouldn't say those perverts "embody Texas values", and you should not say those perverts in your picture embody New York values either.