Meanwhile, Collin County, Texas (Plano), just pased an LGBT ordinance; Fort Worth Stockshow opened their rodeo with an Imam giving a “blessing”; Austin is jacked up; we have openly gay churches and public leaders; and we have more and more Californians moving in the state.
Nothing is secure in this state any longer.
I just moved away from Texas (lived there 17 years) to Arkansas (I’m more of a hills, trees, and water type of guy), and I think I can confirm this. Texas will be blue in about 20 years. I’m new to these forums so I’m not sure how much this is discussed.
The GOP knows it very well. If that happens, it’s going to be hard to win the White House. CA is blue, FL swings like a barn door in a high wind, and then there’s Texas.
My recommendation is that if you like no state income tax (high prop tax though), real conservatism, and don’t mind roasting for 9 months out of the year, that you move to Texas and swell the conservative ranks - because Californians did indeed move out there in droves in the late 90’s and early 2000s to get away from high priced real estate and crazy taxation - they’re still liberal though...go figure.
Standard of living-wise and job opportunities it’s a win-win. I just couldn’t stand the heat, humidity.