compromise. >> i guess you're independent so you can't say this but i can. i think it is because governor abbott wants to be president and this is all about his base in texas, a gop gubernatorial primary not about public health. let me ask you this. the mask mandate for dallas county was put in place by clay jenkins we spoke to last week. there were protesters, hundreds of them outside his house standing on his kids' play area. are you afraid at all for your own safety? >> no, i've been doing this for a long time. i've been through that situation that clay went through before. right now people aren't doing that at my place. i guess i've been around for so long i built some street credibility with our community. but if it happens it happens. if that's what we got to do, that is the penalty of leadership, the cost of doing business in this big state of texas, you know, i'm not angry at the governor. he has a big state to run but i have a very big and important, complex district to run and i need every tool in my kit to