Texas has been clever enough to skirt Federally-mandated change from instant-on incandescent light bulbs with their pleasant, slightly yellow light, to the corpse-like pallor of mercury-toxic compact fluorescents. Local legislation ensures that, if incandescents are made and used in Texas, they can still be sold and used within in that State. There are some shrewd brains under those 10 gallon hats. Who knew? More from
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