In Texas or anywhere the deniers of anything and everything pandemic-wise, like not trusting any authority including learned and trained medical personnel, has something to do with their freedom of choice. The same group conveniently has forgotten that a certain percentage of the denier class were vaccinated as children and news flash they are still alive. But that was so yesteryear, now we all know better, because, I don't know, just because. How big of a dumb f'k will pandemic deniers feel like when they are next on a respirator if one is still available? Mind-boggling isn't it?