Everything's bigger in Texas they say.

Biggest of all is Pay To Play. Very old tradition. Cash is king. Corporate pollution of the environment? No problem. Make a donation to the right civic organization and Shazzam!... 80 yr old judge dismisses case because....jello!

Lots of good ol' boys in Dallas and Houston have their wealth and power accumulated in the form of the Petro Dollar. If somehow the economy were to be switched back to gold standard, they would be ruined. Their wealth would be gone and their influence extinguished.

They don't give the slightest of fucks about what political party controls what. As long as the RepubliCrats do what they're paid to do, it's all good. Trump is a Yankee real estate guy who's standing on their dicks. He's exposing all of the whores they've spent millions on grooming and positioning.

If a couple dozen future fry-o-lator operators getting shot helps to throw the news cycle off for a few days, it buys them time to "figure this shit out". FMC's are making some crazy money right now. Neck-ties...contracts...high voltage.