Don't get me wrong, I love the Lone Star State. I don't want to live anywhere else. But, you've got to admit, we've been stepping on toes more than usual lately, and I'm a little worried. Are you?

Oh, the times are changin'...

It seems like the West is getting wilder with no end in sight. It's an especially nerve-wracking time to be a woman or a minority around here. It's plain not fun at all.

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I'm a little dramatic, but sometimes it feels like we are leading the country straight into the Apocalypse.

Hear me out, folks. Texas is taking big risks. Do you think they will all pan out? Or are we going to have to learn the hard way from our mistakes? Whatever the case, I'm having trouble sleeping at night.

Scroll below to find 10 reasons Texas is totally screwed.

10 Reasons Texas is Totally Screwed

Should we all run screaming toward another state? Do we wait it out? What's going on in Texas!?

Gallery Credit: Chrissy

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Thoughts?

Am I wrong? I'm sure there are plenty more things to add to the list of reasons Texas is a little bit screwed right now. Do you have one? Tell me! Drop it in a comment below this article or email me at Chrissy.Covington@townsquaremedia.com. I love hearing from my readers! Let's chat!

Now, enough doom and gloom! Keep scrolling for some good old-fashioned Texas fun in the silly galleries below.

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Texans simply do not hold back when it comes to nicknames, so here's a warning now if you have delicate sensibilities. Some of these names are pretty brutal, perhaps undeserving. Others, well...they walked right into it.