Let's be fair.... there are moderates...and even some liberals in Texas. There are some very reasonable, intelligent people in ALL states. Texas and some other Southern states simply have an excess of those who have narrow, insular attitudes and hype their own conservatism as if it were somehow fine print on the 10 Commandments.

   Some cannot distinguish between general pride in their home and culture and arrogant, belligerent attitudes where "anything WE decide to do is automatically justified".

It is sad to see the continuing polarization of the country as some refuse to even consider the goal of "the greatest good for the greatest number" and keep insisting that THEIR opinions supersede the majority.

There IS an important difference between the rules by which YOU live your own, private, life and what you try to impose on others.