You are putting a lot of responsibility on Texas for what properly MUST be done by the Federal Government. Plus you are expecting Perry to take on the movers and shakers in the state. I don’t know any governor who has ever done that. Nor any members of the congressional delegation.
Oh please---Perry is cozy with all the special interests. One of 'em even got his own regulatory agency ---- in exchange for a big donation to Ricky.
Checkout the report ---- "The Governor's Gusher" ----which delineates the ways Ricky and the boys are all in bed together.
Ricky has one neat little trick---wherein he opines on a bill WRT the real concerns of Texans---then cues the Big Boys to lobby the legislature to defeat the bill. All of 'em are amply rewarded for helping out.
Trusting Texans dont know what hit 'em---and commiserate with a governor "betrayed" by an evil legislature.
That's how they rock and roll in Texas.