Nice argument but fat chance it is going to register with Texans or with this president or vice-president if he takes over or most of this Congress.

Strikes me that this is the overall ethos he is arguing against:

Let the market do its magic free of federal government restraints including environmental ones! Let the people and companies build where they want subject only to the regulations and zoning etc. that their own local governments decide. Because: jobs jobs jobs! (Even jobs for workers from outside the state! Just no Mexicans, that's something the Feds will help insure!) The local corporations and people are wise and know what they want and need in the area of environmental clean up and future regulation, profit will guide the way

Further, there is also this one: god gives us natural disasters in order for us to use our brains that he gave us to continually overcome them and not only that, get rich doing so! Prayer faith and gumption are all you need....

I'd  even venture a guess that most Texans believe these kind of things more strongly than the current people in power in DC.