Yeah, I was expecting this after 1994 when it seemed like Ralph Reed held the reins of a sizable chunk of the party. It might have been my perception working at IBM in Austin, when (it seemed like) I was the only one who commuted north (from Austin) to work, while most everyone else (at least, those who were vocal about their religion & politics) lived in Williamson Co. which turned down Apple’s office complex in '93. I also recall a local official in Georgetown describing Austin as “that Sodom and Gomorrah to the south”.
