Texas is 45?
Well, Pardnuh, we still got all them guns, and wild injuns, and outlaws and sech, roamin' round and rustlin' cattle and upsettin' the lives of God fearin' women.
Yeah 45 (and getting worse) so I would suggest everyone stay away. Come to Texas at you own peril. :o)
Ditto that!! Texas 45?!! Must've been a commie poll! :)
Texas is the most livable state...in my books.
I sure as heck wouldn't want to live there.
About the only thing you've got that's worth it is good laws.
Othewise, sorry to say, lousy climate and too many people (and sooner or later, your population growth will liberalize your laws).
By the way, is there a correlation between each state's ranking and the percentage of illegals who migrate to it?
This list is a crock-- Texas is a great place to live and to work, excellent climate, pretty scenery, and good people. I'm sure they rated us down because of limited social services and the low income and social problems related to a high number of illegal immigrants. Texas is a great place for citizens to live, but it's not real good for illegals.
On the other hand, Wyoming does well because it has low unemployment-- the reason for that is that everyone who can't find a job leaves for someplace with more opportunity.