I live in Texas and there is a very odd split that doesn’t get a lot of attention. People outside of the state think it’s only oil and hicks, which yes, there is quite a bit of both, but the downside is that’s a stereotype that we get labeled for because those have been around longer than everything else, but is a majority that is growing narrower every day. If you look at the “future” parts of the state, we have some of the largest wind and solar farms, world class biomedical and technology facilities too to name of some it.

Unfortunately the interia of the old has made it very hard for Texas to shed its backwards look and that ever diminishing majority is going to do everything it can to hold on to their power. Part of the issue is the size of the state vs the demographics. If you look up the “Texas Triangle” there are 21 million people and majority of the GDP generation in the middle of the state, but the rest of the state is vast and adds up. Add to it the sheer amount of gerrymandering and voter suppression, and laws pushed through congress it is a microcosm of what we see on a national level.

I really hope I’ll see Texas flip blue in my lifetime but the “old guard” is going to throw everything they have to prevent that.