Well, NIMBYism is a function of population density and governments which want to attract tax dollars are less confrontational than those that are used to having a massive tax base.

Where I live, the regions that have less investment and fewer people fight over investments (including railways and roads), while the richer ones like Prague often find reasons why to slow down or even stop such developments.

But yeah, this awaits Texas too and 2050 will have a new champion. Perhaps North Carolina, who knows.