DALLAS — West Texas rancher John Davis says he’s had enough of the Republican party’s attacks on renewables here in Texas.

“Everybody needs energy. Democrats need it. Republicans need it. I mean, we all need it. It should not be partisan, especially my own party, going against private property rights or economic development for rural Texas. Where did all their votes come from? Rural Texas,” Davis told us on Y’all-itics.

And that’s the thing; Davis is a lifelong Republican, even serving in the Texas House for 16 years between 1999 - 2015.

But his unwavering support of renewables puts him in the decided minority within GOP circles.

When it comes to subsidies, for instance, Davis says oil and gas are no different than wind and solar, and all benefit from them. If lawmakers limit subsidies

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