I agree with adding Episcopal to your list. I am not a huge fan of the school for most people but it might be a good fit for you. It has a more conservative student body, the kids go into DC a lot, It is well known in the south so you aren’t “coming down” too consider it, Paul Ryan’s daughter and niece both attended/attend (my point is it is a politically connected school - Paul Ryan went on the senior trip I think). With your interested in politics/economics you should at least consider it. It is also somewhat easier to get into than many of your schools listed so it would broaden your net and prevent you from having to fall back to school somewhere in TX. (no offense to TX but it sounds like that isn’t something you want)