 The court has yet to rule in the Texas social media law, which forces social media companies to carry all sides of controversial issues. Kinky Friedman has died at 79. He was a writer, he was a humorist, a musician, and ran for governor of Texas in 2006. There's nothing wrong with having a humorist as governor. This is a notoriously easy gig. It's a ceremonial gig, okay? But still, the governor could be doing something important.