Why there isn't a GTA game in Texas or Chicago?

 https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/1hiwx3q/why_there_isnt_a_gta_game_in_texas_or_chicago_how/ 

Why does Rockstar AVOID Chicago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnoTvKnmy1s 

No DFW version of GTA either. 

https://www.facebook.com/tech4gamers/posts/former-rockstar-director-says-that-gta-will-never-visit-international-locations-/1441978177928858/

https://www.quora.com/Why-don-t-Rockstar-set-their-games-in-real-US-cities-and-states-instead-of-creating-a-fictional-and-similar-world  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=GTA 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Grand+Theft+Auto