For those of us old enough to know, California was once the leading state in the nation, NUMBER ONE, in just about every metric we typically use. This was forty years ago, before the idiot liberal voters gave the state away to the liberals. Yes, under a CONSERVATIVE government, it was a shining example. I remember back then when I saw a headline in the newspaper that the state legislature and the governor were fighting over how to RETURN A SURPLUS OF OVER A BILLION DOLLARS back to the people. Yes, a surplus of money. No debt. Best schools. Best roads. No HUGE problem with feeding, educating, medicating and housing ILLEGAL ALIENS. It really was once the Golden State.
I left CA a decade ago. Best decision of my life. Everything is expensive there, high taxes, red tape is crazy and the traffic is horrendous.
I’ll never live there again.
Nowadays, people moving to Texas receive a shock shortly after their arrival. If they have kids in high school, they discover their children are 1-2 years behind their peers.
They also learn that, at least in North Texas, everything is taken seriously: academics, sports, band, etc. Texans, in general, love to compete, and they play to win. Outsiders may not like how we do things, but they can KMA.
My two oldest children have long since graduated from high school, and I know their HS experience was far superior to mine. My son was in band for 4 years, while my daughter was on drill team for two. Our band (Coppell) is one of the best in the state, and has been to all of the big parades, to include Dublin, Ireland.
My youngest son enters HS next year. He loves football and there will be plenty of opportunity to compete. Last year, there were two freshman teams and two JV teams, in addition to the varsity. I'd never heard of that before coming to Texas. I would not be surprised if there are three freshman teams next year, based on over 200 boys playing 8th grade football this year.
I could go on, forgive the rant. It's not perfect here in Texas, but I can't think of living anywhere but here.
I remember, that all ended when Moonbeam was elected the first time.
California was great.
That was a long time ago; CA hasn’t been ‘the best’ since the late 80s, really. The first nail in the coffin was Roberti-Roos.
I pulled the eject handle on CA twenty years ago. I emphatically do not regret it.
I recall that college used to be free in California, is that still the case?