But Texas politicians might soon get more than they bargained for with President Donald Trump and his government efficiency advisor Elon Musk, who have set about firing federal employees en-masse and axing entire agencies to cut a federal budget that reached almost $6.8 trillion last year. And they have the support of House Republicans, who passed a budget resolution last month calling for $2 trillion in cuts over the next decade.

There’s a lot of skepticism Trump will get close to that target. But were he to succeed, it would have profound implications for Texans’ lives, from the elderly and low-income families who rely on government assistance to the doctors whose practices are built around Medicare and Medicaid payments. Then there are the refinery workers whose gasoline is shipped overseas through waterways maintained by the U.S. Army Corps and anyone who drives a car. How do you think those highways get paved?