I have been to many cities in Texas and I spent some years in California. I have never been reminded of California even when I am in Austin. Texas is not like California. There is a reason why I do not live in California anymore and it isn’t the weather. When I am home I carry a weapon pretty much everywhere I go as do a large number of my fellow Texans. The laws in Texas are written so we can actually use them to protect ourselves, our property and others if we need to do so. I suppose that is the main reason that Texas is not remotely like California. There are some nuts in Texas but they do not run the state as they have in California for the past 20+ years.
” I have never been reminded of California even when I am in Austin”
Well, then you’ve never been to the Silcon Valley, because Austin is the Silicon Valley with horse$hit and cowboy boots. Most of the major SV players are also in Austin. And your brand of “nuts” are working their way toward you from places like Brownsville.