As a Texan I can assure the veracity of this statement. I can’t speak for Florida, as my time there was limited to a week in Orlando as a child.
I just remember the tap water tasting like the swamps smelled, which is reason enough for me to avoid Florida without all the gestures wildly in Florida’s direction
Tell that to the twice impeached former president. He not only put himself up in what he considered luxury, but he also placed the secret service in that same hotel at the tax payers expense while charging extortionate rates, just because he could.