So you admit attempting to lump in Texas with states east of the Mississippi River.
Why does that matter? Public state lands serve the same purpose -- lands held in the public trust for recreation, hunting, camping, hiking, wildlife conservation. Most of the publicly accessible lands within 20 miles of me are state parks, state beaches, municipal parks, national forests.
You must sit inside your air conditioned apartment all day.
Other people are interested in publicly accessible lands for outdoor recreation, fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, bird watching, boating, wildlife conservation.
It is noteworthy that Texas is notorious for setting aside such little amount of land for the public interest.
Isn't this thread about picking places to live based on quality of life?
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