Don't mess with Texas'......lights

Southwest Airlines got it start in a similar workaround of insane Federal policy.  One of the reasons TX libertarianism flourishes is that Texas is large enough to form a coherent market.  This allows TX to shield its citizens from some of the stupidest, most venal acts that our Federal Lords impose upon us.

In the land of the blind, venal fascists, the one eyed man is king.

"State lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow Texans to skirt federal efforts to promote more efficient light bulbs, which ultimately pushes the swirled, compact fluorescent bulbs over the 100-watt incandescent bulbs many grew up with. The measure, sent to Gov. Rick Perry for consideration, lets any incandescent light bulb manufactured in Texas - and sold in that state - avoid the authority of the federal government or the repeal of the 2007 energy independence act that starts phasing out some incandescent light bulbs next year."

"Let there be light," state Rep. George Lavender, R-Texarkana, wrote on Facebook after the bill passed. "It will allow the continued manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in Texas, even after the federal ban goes into effect. ... It's a good day for Texas."

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