[yoran]

I don't think many people want to move to Texas, for instance abortion is illegal in the state. I doubt people want to move back to the 1950s, certainly not startup people, who tend to be more progressive. I personally would never want to move to Texas.

[mrep]

Texas was the 3rd fastest growing state in the country according to the recent census [0] so clearly many people are fine moving to Texas. And abortion at the state level is not something I would even consider in my list of priorities when choosing where to live when you can just drive to another state for a once in a lifetime event if you ever actually needed one.

[0]: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/i...

[csa]

> I don't think many people want to move to Texas, for instance abortion is illegal in the state. I doubt people want to move back to the 1950s, certainly not startup people, who tend to be more progressive. I personally would never want to move to Texas.

I’m guessing you’re European based on your business. Do you live in the US?

I’m guessing you don’t know many people who live in Texas, especially Austin. Startup people and companies are flocking to Austin.

Texas politics are weird because the Republicans have gerrymandered the state to a comical level. It’s allowed to persist because none of the bodies that can serve as a check and balance are doing any checking or balancing (failure of US democracy, imho).

I would not consider what is happening there representative of Texas as a whole, and especially not representative of Austin. The overall feeling of the state is moderate with a wide range of perspectives (like most populous states). The elites, however, are very conservative.

A change in Texas politics/politicians will come at some point, and when it comes, it will be swift. I am not convinced that the politicians in Texas are particularly representative of the people, but they are highly representative of the special interests of the state.