Californians Explain Why They Left For Texas

“I’ve always loved California, but I read on social media that it was bad. What choice did I have?”

“I wanted to live in a place where things like ‘faith’ and ‘America’ aren’t just words but words that get repeated a lot.”

“Immigration is a serious threat to our country, and I just wasn’t comfortable raising my family in a state that shares a border with Mexico.”

“I got cast as the lead in a Houston regional Shakespeare production. I think this could be my big break!”

“My wife and I are starting a family, and for what we paid for a studio apartment in California, we got dominion over all of Houston.”

“At least one part of my California home has been on fire since June 2019, so I’ll move pretty much anywhere at this point.”

“Onerous regulations.”

“I actually move states and change my name once every three months for reasons I would prefer not to get into right now.”

“Oh, I’ve always lived in Texas. I was just getting an abortion in California.”

“I just think Texas is gonna be a better fit.”

“I was really troubled by the homelessness, so I wanted to move to a place where they do a better job of sweeping it under the rug.”

“I moved because of the low taxes, which puts more money in my pocket and less into government programs that I’ll later complain about being underfunded.”

“I was told this was East L.A.”

“Looking for more of a challenge.”

“The cost of living is much lower here, so I’m able to really stretch out my pathetic salary.”

“I love the thrill of living on the frontier without guaranteed electricity or food.”

“Too many letters in ‘California.’”

“I’ve heard that Texas tends to be a better place to live for people trying to stalk San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl.”

“I go where the rich, absentee parents go.”

“I’d rather own a house with no electricity than rent a house with electricity.”

“The judge said I couldn’t be within 500 miles of my wife.”

“The Great Dane I was walking just kind of pulled me here.”

“Read an article that ranked Texas as the No. 1 place to raise your unwanted kid.”

“I just really do not like the direction California is going in.”