A lot of it was from one of my Trade magazines discussing some possible negatives of construction projects in other States. It covered all 50 states in 33 pages. 3 of those pages alone were the list for Texas. There are many more.BTW, great research.
Crime, executions, shameful record on health care.
Yeah, I missed that. My spell checker decided I meant this:And also, you spelled "seceding" so badly

Thesaurus results for SUCCEEDING
Succeeding: being the one that comes immediately after another. Synonyms: coming, ensuing, following… Antonyms: antecedent, foregoing, precedent… Find the right word.
I corrected it since it's quoted. Thanks.