To some extent, yes, I am. On the one hand, their elected officials are absolutely asking for it. On the other hand, 46.5% of those who voted (5.3 mil) voted for Biden and 48.3% (4 mil) voted for Beto when he ran against Cruz. There are more of "their tribe" living in Texas than live in many blue states combined. And even despite the control of Republicans there, Texas is blazing towards green energy wrt wind and solar investments.

The polarization and alienation worsens just as empathy becomes more and more important to facing the massive ecological problems at hand.