Texas Governor Greg Abbott shot the Democratic strongholds of California and New York, arguing on Monday that they enacted policies that sidelined business.
“States like California and New York,” said Abbott during his state speech, “they use heavy-handed government tactics that drive businesses away. The Texas legislature, on the other hand, has created a framework that helps small businesses thrive . “
His comments came as Texas saw an influx of businesses and new residents. Big names – Oracle, Charles Schwab and Hewlett-Packard – are moving from California to Texas. At the end of last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also revealed that he had left California to go to the lone star state.
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In 2019, Forbes ranked Texas as the second best state for business, while New York ranked 28th and California ranked 31st. The Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ranked Texas first in its index of the most entrepreneur-friendly states. Meanwhile, California was ranked second worst and New York ranked fourth worst. It was a similar story or the fiscal environments faced by small businesses.
The Govs offices. Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo did not immediately respond to Fox News’ requests for comment.
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“Texas continues … the land of unparalleled opportunities and a return is already materializing,” said Abbott, referring to the impact of coronavirus outages.
He pointed to months of consecutive job growth in the state, including a total of 64,000 aggregate non-agricultural jobs in December.