And here we're told the Texas economy was doing fantastic...
Had a friend move to Texas about 4 years ago, he can't find a full time job paying over 15 bucks an hour...He was making that in the late 90s...
Isn’t Austin the liberal section of Texas?
I was in Austin all last week. Surprised me to see a lot of "Help Wanted" signs in front of restaurants and fast-food places along the roads. Many with the pay posted on the signs. However, they were $10 to $12 per hour. Restaurants in the better areas all busy with customers, doing great. Malls seem busy enough.
It is wicked hot here too.
My advise to people from other states is to stay out.
Don’t forget the population in Texas may have also increased proportionally. The report does not tell you what percent of the population is in poverty so it doesn’t give a very accurate picture. If the population has double also then things are basically the same.