Column: Sure, people are moving to Texas. But not for the reasons Gov. Greg Abbott claims (via latimesopinion )
The effect Abbott’s policies have had on his state’s population growth is debatable. Texas grew 20.68% from 2010 to 2023 — a surge that began before he took office. As far as giving “families the opportunity to thrive” … well, his administration’s harsh positions on immigration, reproductive health, LGBTQ+ issues and guns call into question his definition of “thriving.”
Texas governors have no term limits. Both chambers of the state legislature are Republican, and conservatives have held that trifecta since 2003. The Supreme Court, where Abbott once served, is all Republican. If a vacancy arises, he appoints. Abbott was the longest-serving attorney general in the state, and the current one is a loyal Republican. And despite all of that tailwind, the governor has yet to win a county where any of those four biggest cities are located.
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