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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G
Houston's mayor is a lesbian. You don't get much more visible than that.
Huh? The state has more jurisdiction over certain issues than municipal governments. That's not an "uneducated stereotype"; it's fact. If the state rejects federal funding for healthcare, it's not like Austin can supersede that decision. If the state bans gay marriage or civil unions, Houston can't declare itself exempt.
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What does the state have to do with what attitudes, cultures, and politics are in Houston? If policies are to be changed, you'd have to elect someone who can change them not run and hide from them.
Almost every major city in Texas is trending in that direction. Most voted FOR Obama in 2008.
Either way what the state does, or says, has little effect of what happens in Houston. Last I checked we have the largest Medical Center in the world and vibrant bohemian/alternative districts in the city. Who cares what Austin thinks...be your own person.