http://content.time.com/time/magazine/arti...2154995,00.html

Had an opportunity for a job down there and passed it up. So glad I wound up in Washington state instead. I honestly don't think I could be happy in an ultra-conservative state like Texas. That and the unbearable heat from April through September were the biggest turn offs.

The state isn't as ultra-conservative as you may think. Cities like San Antonio and Austin are actually very liberal, as is almost the entire border region. There is much discussion as to when, not if, the state flips to Dem again. The usual answer is 2-5 years. I wouldn't be surprised after the next election to have a Dem governor and senator.

Just moved down here and it's different than I imagined, a lot less conservative.

Gosh, I'm so impressed...an article in a "magazine" locked behind a paywall. Now that's how you sell me on a state being the future!

 

Seriously though, UT Austin finally is hiring for what I do...so yeah, i'm jumping on that ad.

The department that houses my specialty at UT-A just got a $50 million gift, so I'll be looking there in a couple years when I'm deciding whether I want to finish my PhD elsewhere.

 

Also, I wonder if Wendy Davis can make the state go blue a little sooner than it probably ought to. There are a lot of women in Texas, particularly in suburban areas, that usually vote R but whose political views match Wendy's more closely than that Republican loon that will be running.

Edited October 29, 201312 yr by Jake

Time magazine is really ahead of the world on this. They have to be the first magazine to write about Texas's growth I've seen. Great job Time magazine!

That said I like Texas and they do a lot right on housing policy.

Gosh, I'm so impressed...an article in a "magazine" locked behind a paywall. Now that's how you sell me on a state being the future!

 

Seriously though, UT Austin finally is hiring for what I do...so yeah, i'm jumping on that ad.

 

Interesting, I read the whole article on-line. I wonder how long they leave it up free or if it was a mistake.

The basic idea of the article is low cost of living with minimal government services and restrictions results in massive growth, which keeps building the economy.

Had an opportunity for a job down there and passed it up. So glad I wound up in Washington state instead. I honestly don't think I could be happy in an ultra-conservative state like Texas. That and the unbearable heat from April through September were the biggest turn offs.

 

Austin's pretty damn liberal.

 

Although I usually refrain from talking to anyone I meet about politics and social issues (that's usually the rule anywhere anyways).

Just moved down here and it's different than I imagined, a lot less conservative.

 

Well if you're in a more urban or suburban area, nobody's going to push tea party values you out in the open.

The state isn't as ultra-conservative as you may think. Cities like San Antonio and Austin are actually very liberal, as is almost the entire border region. There is much discussion as to when, not if, the state flips to Dem again. The usual answer is 2-5 years. I wouldn't be surprised after the next election to have a Dem governor and senator.

 

If Wendy Davis likes guns, there's a chance she will get elected governor.

I don't think elected officials in Kansas give a flip about what their constituents believe, that's the problem here.

If Wendy Davis likes guns, there's a chance she will get elected governor.

 

What will be interesting is the role that Cruuz plays in the Governor's race.