Have a search for “Chair cylinder removal tool” for another $5-10 it’s a matter of turning a few allen bolts to get the cylinder out and not risking damaging everything.
Bonus, mine has made its money back from mates dropping me a few quid to replace their gas struts.
From outside (I live in the UK) and only knowing Texas through media. At some point you have to run on what supports your state/district/town. You can’t run a state with a lot of jobs tied in oil and gas by destroying all of those jobs, without causing massive harm.
Separately, Texas as a state had a lot of sunlight and land, and a lot of that energy production could be (should be?) transferred to solar.
While great for the planet, the job loses and associated lack of grassroots income would take a massive change in society.