Again, you can't read blogs and newspapers and assume the entire population shares those sentiments. They weren't thrilled but only because the core Republicans in texas are bible thumping crazies that only had moral issues with him, but still would rather vote for him over Hillary.
One thing you might not have noticed is the enormous amounts of libtards migrating from southern California and other liberal cities around the country to Texas. It's driven up property values and driven anyone who cant afford a McMansion out of town, which is mainly the poor and low income citizens that were born here.