Yeah. We really hate public transportation in this state. When we do finally imbibe, we usually suck at it (Houston Metro, especially Metro Rail). There has bee

Yeah. We really hate public transportation in this state. When we do finally imbibe, we usually suck at it (Houston Metro, especially Metro Rail). There has been a lot of talk about intercity-rail to connect Austin, San Antonio, DFW, Houston; but it never gets past talk. Fewer people are opposed to inter-city rail, but it still never gets anywhere. >plenty of cheaper land, Given the scandals around the Trans-Texas Corridor, I wouldn't bet on it. Specious use / threats of use of eminent domain, a Governor who fancies himself a land speculator. People got wind of those things and killed the project. They're even having trouble with the Keystone pipeline here, even though nearly every fool believes that since it is an oil pipeline, it must be good. >and a willingness to try grand new ideas. Don't bet on that either. More like a stodgy old stubbornness and a lack of empathy for anyone who has less. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." is the motto these days, and the demographic that controls elections here doesn't see anything broken (except Abortion, public schools, and democrats still having the right to vote).