You seem to be reading things into comments that aren't there. Texas is a shithole because of the government running the State, not the people suffering through it.
I'm failing to see where anyone is blaming them for the shit their republican government is doing.
I don't think you know what the curve actually looks like if you think this is "behind the curve". The majority of states have 0 paid sick leave by law.
It works well in California. Just had one the other morning for a 4.2.
Depending on how far away it is I'll have a few seconds notice. This one was really close so the alert came in almost at the same time. Last year I had about 10-15 seconds notice for a 6.4.