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Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of empty space in Texas. Alaska will be the next frontier with global warming.

Texas has a lot of space, but water will be an issue. It won’t trouble people now, but they’re heading for a crisis.

That's a very good point, but ultimately solvable with the new technologies that can literally pull moisture from the air.

Anonymous wrote:My friends and family in TX say most transplants are from CA and IL. They left high-cost areas and came for a career move…but they also admit fleeing the liberal politics and crime. They tend to seek out the predominantly white areas.

I don’t think TX will turn purple.

Ever watched the news in TX? TX citizens hate their social media and local listservs flooded with news on immigration and crime. Even liberals who move there eventually get sick of the impact on their state and communities…even when they live in nice areas largely unaffected by immigration or crime…same as other places.

What city did they move to? Did they move to a deep red rural area? Or did they move to a blue area like Austin, Houston, Dallas...?

They tend to seek out expensive areas with low crime, and they happen to be mostly white. Don't pretend you don't know why poor areas are mostly black and brown.

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Anonymous wrote:People are moving south because it is cheaper and warmer. No surprise.

Its not happening because of warm weather, though its a cherry on the top. Their economic policies bring jobs and keep cost of living manageable and they've land for rather affordable single family housing.

DP.. their economic policies are going to have the same impact to the col as CA. Look at Austin. The housing prices there are insane, and that's where most of the higher paying jobs outside of oil is going. Throw in the high property tax, and the col is not cheap, especially for the middle class.

Now, if you go to where the jobs aren't as plentiful, then the housing costs are cheaper. But, where do people migrate to when they move to TX? Probably blue cities and the surrounding areas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin), not deep red areas with not many good paying jobs.

CA is expensive everywhere. You cannot get cheap housing costs. Black people have been leaving CA for many many decades. I went to a HS back in the 80s that had a high percentage of black kids. Today, it's all Hispanic.

My friends and family in TX say most transplants are from CA and IL. They left high-cost areas and came for a career move…but they also admit fleeing the liberal politics and crime. They tend to seek out the predominantly white areas.

I don’t think TX will turn purple.

Ever watched the news in TX? TX citizens hate their social media and local listservs flooded with news on immigration and crime. Even liberals who move there eventually get sick of the impact on their state and communities…even when they live in nice areas largely unaffected by immigration or crime…same as other places.

Anonymous wrote:So this giant state will be purple before long if the dems don’t keep f ing things up.

+1 though it boggles my mind how a state with so many URM are deep red, like MI. Oh, nvm, it's gerrymandering.

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of empty space in Texas. Alaska will be the next frontier with global warming.

Texas has a lot of space, but water will be an issue. It won’t trouble people now, but they’re heading for a crisis.

So many woman who don’t care about their bodily autonomy

Anonymous wrote:Also from the same article:

"Nearly 23% of movers identified as Hispanic, while 14.4% identified as Black, about 10% identified as Asian, 4.2% said they were of two races, and 1.1% selected other. About 48% identified as white."

Texas is diverse, pro business, tax friendly, cities outlaw homeless tent camps, and a solid handle on crime compared to other large cities.
It’s hot though, and electricity grid can be iffy during ice storms. Also the state politics will keep many way. But as the data proves, hundreds of thousands are choosing the better overall lifestyle.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are moving south because it is cheaper and warmer. No surprise.

it’s HOT and you have to drive everywhere. I’d rather move to Cleveland or Modesto.

Cleveland is muggy and a pit.

Its not like they dont have the space

Would not move there until it’s a blue state. Won’t let my daughter move there either.

They try to prevent and control crime, instead of ignoring it like DC, NY, SF, LA, Chicago etc.

Anonymous wrote:People are moving south because it is cheaper and warmer. No surprise.

Its not happening because of warm weather, though its a cherry on the top. Their economic policies bring jobs and keep cost of living manageable and they've land for rather affordable single family housing.

Anonymous wrote:The below is both cause and effect. Also, those counting on Texas turning blue are vastly oversimplifying. Hispanic populations in Texas are increasingly conservative, and the previously Democratic Mayor of Dallas recently became a Republican. The Californians who move to Texas aren’t the ones who love what’s happening in the Blue cities there.

I visit Dallas regularly, and I am impressed by how young and diverse the population is. There are an amazing number of interesting restaurants & shops filled with a mix of affluent people of all ages and races.

And fwiw, the formerly D now R Mayor of Dallas is African-American.

Anonymous wrote:IF it follows the trend of the previous 5 years, then 80% of that migration is going into the urban and suburban area which trend more liberal vs the rural areas which trend more conservative. This is why Texas is heading towards being a purple state rather than a red one. The blue areas are growing significantly faster than the red areas. Trump won Texas in 2020, but only 630K votes. The last 4 years have show a significant growth in the most liberal areas of the state (Austin in #1, but Houston, Dallas and San Antonio area all likewise growing in liberal voters).

The November election in Texas should be interesting to watch.

Is Texas gerrymandered?