What's to downplay for goodness sake? You're trying to suggest one very proud US State who fought & died fighting for Americans against Santa Ana at The Alamo while The Whole of the Country is being raped by Democrats using thugs like Schumer, Chuck and The Squad who will screw you all. Add to that Democrats are trying hard to take Texas and have tried to influence Texans by pushing for a rewrite of of History. The Democrats will never be trusted and it's not even worth those Benedict Arnold's even trying to, for the blood will flow just as it always has world wide where Lefties think they have been hard done by.