[jonhinson]

As a native Texan (I've lived in the Houston area for about 26 years), I agree with most of what you say.

RE: the clinics, instead of closing, could those clinics continue to offer the other services and simply stop offering abortions? I feel like it's throwing the baby out with the bath water to just shut down altogether. Perhaps I am just misunderstanding the legislation, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

[angersock]

The hell of it is, we've still got one of the strongest economies in the US, especially if you're looking for more traditional blue-collar labor.