Go ahead, try to California our Texas with liberal policies. It won’t work. Here’s why

[Wingnut]

Y NICOLE RUSSELL
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 5:01 AM
People are moving from California to Texas in droves. Statistics show that from 2010 to 2019, nearly 900,000 people moved to Texas and about 34 percent — more than 300,000 — were from California.

The concern? That Californians will try to “California our Texas,” or support and implement policies that make Texas, a wonderfully free red state, turn liberal.

It’s easy to see why people are moving here:The cost of living is far more reasonable than California, and our economy is booming. We have Elon Musk, ExxonMobil, and Blue Bell Ice Cream. (What else does anyone even need?) Heck, Buc-ees thrives here, if you like that.

Sure, the landscape is not as pretty as California, and you may not run into many celebrities, unless you count our favorite Maverick Mark Cuban. But the people are nice, the tacos are delicious, and there’s lots to do, especially for families.

In fact, there’s more to do here than California, legally, economically and philosophically speaking, because it hasn’t turned into a nightmare of progressive thinking that’s pulling California down. Freedom is Texas’ battle cry, and it’s inherent in state policy, whether it’s protecting yourself with a firearm or enjoying margaritas to-go. About the only thing you can’t do is kill babies in utero, which is supposed to be a bad thing, but it’s not to the majority of Texans.

https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/nicole-russell/article265915526.html

[Kamaji]

Austin.

[GtHawk]

Austin.

That's only one location of liberal cancer in Texas that has been growing and spreading for a lot of years.

[roamer_1]

Wrong, of course. Just look at Illinois, steeped in country values.
Doesn't matter - Chicago owns Illinois.

And so it goes.

[Fishrrman]

Article title:
"Go ahead, try to California our Texas with liberal policies. It won’t work"

Kamaji:
"Austin"

GT:
"That's only one location of liberal cancer in Texas that has been growing and spreading for a lot of years."

Hmmm....
Looks like Texas has more of "a problem" than just "Austin":

[Wingnut]

Article title:
"Go ahead, try to California our Texas with liberal policies. It won’t work"

Kamaji:
"Austin"

GT:
"That's only one location of liberal cancer in Texas that has been growing and spreading for a lot of years."

Hmmm....
Looks like Texas has more of "a problem" than just "Austin":

That is a pre-invasion map.

[libertybele]

Profile of the Unauthorized Population:
Texas

Unauthorized Population   1,739,000   (more data @ link below)


https://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unauthorized-immigrant-population/state/TX

[massadvj]

Remember a few months ago when we heard that Texas was going blue this year for sure, and that George Soros was going to back Beto with millions of dollars and that would be the end for Abbott?  It seems pretty apparent now that these pontificators were all hat and no saddle.  We have been hearing about Texas going blue for at least three or four election cycles now, but when the votes are counted, the GOP emerges strong as ever.

If anything, it looks like blue state Virginia is now purple, and purple Georgia going back to red.  Ohio is now firmly red. In the west, Arizona and Nevada are probably more in play this year than they were in 2020.