Now if we could just get some rain....
Add to the list of recent good things about Texas is that Governor Perry and the current one-term _resident will not meet. I see this as Perry rightfully snubbing Obama for the latter's anti-Texas stance and petulantly ignoring our wildfires. YMMV.
As you said, campus carry and the sanctuary cities bill are among the wonderful things about Texas:
you forgot to add:
o fishing
o hunting
o and all the wild boar you can eat.
Newly arrived Texan here.
And some of the best looking women also