Looking at some of the older replies, I have to ask: in general is the forum more liberal than it was a year ago?
Rick Perry isn't going to win re-election and while the next Governor will be Republican, too, by Inauguration Day 2015 the advantages economically the ACA states (especially California, who Texas likes to compete with) are getting by the boom in the healthcare industry from more consumption and increase in disposable income from those who already have care, will be so apparent that Texas will probably expand in 2016.
What about Castro?