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Lorelai,
There are many of us who live in Texas. One reason to go to expos is to meet and greet, and get to know some of the Texas folk who you might later purchase from. There are several reptile groups around and they can give you ideas on who to contact for local purchases.
That being said, if you check out reps here on the BOI (I think S&S might be there) you can see which vendors have a history of safe shipping and healthy critters and which sell sickly animals.
If your local store employees are unsatisfactory, perhaps you could talk with the shop owner. Part of having a good environment in life is stepping up and doing something about bad environments.
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