Hmmm...states with natural resources. WY, ND and MT have had coal and gas energy booms. WY has gas boom I think methane and nat gas?
Utah’s clean coal was made off limits when Clinton made it all a natl park for the Riady’s in Indonesia because they have that type of coal.
So bottom line why are the other states broke besides liberals:
1. Lack of natural resources or inability to get to them due to liberalism. no offshore drilling in FL or CA to name a few. $800 billion of our wealth goes off shore for energy. Probably $400 billion or more to the Saudis.
2. ILLEGAL ALIENS and the cost of illegal aliens.
Forgot to say AK has oil, nat gas, hydrate gas (if they can develop it), water and other natural resources. Gold?
Texas has offshore energy, creates wealth by value added to oil (refineries) wind power plus lots of power plants that export electricity to NIMBY states.
Texas is full of illegals, probably more so than any other state.
But I think our illegals are different than everyone elses, because we’ve always had a large indigenous Hispanic population -— who work hard and love America. Makes all the difference.