Lifetime Texan here. Ten years ago I would have said that Texas was a model for rational conservative governance (and I would have said it with a tinge of grudg

Lifetime Texan here. Ten years ago I would have said that Texas was a model for rational conservative governance (and I would have said it with a tinge of grudging respect as someone who's personal politics drift in the other direction), but I will not say that now; eventually the lunacy crept in, and nothing good is going to come of it.