The "Californian exodus" story and the "techies leaving Texas" story are both overstated.
Once you remove politics from the picture, the reality is California and Texas are fairly similar with each other on an attitude, infrastructure, and diversity basis.
Both are states that were founded with a history distinct from the 13 colonies, a massive mix of state run services and pro-business measures (LBJ was a TX Dem, and the Great Society was sparked by his experiences as a poor teacher teaching the children of Mexican migrant workers), have very forward facing innovation cluster, and are almost pigheaded in their superiority and moralizing complexes.
As a Californian, I never feel culture shock in TX compared to NY, DC, MA, or IL.
Once you remove politics from the picture, the reality is California and Texas are fairly similar with each other on an attitude, infrastructure, and diversity basis.
Both are states that were founded with a history distinct from the 13 colonies, a massive mix of state run services and pro-business measures (LBJ was a TX Dem, and the Great Society was sparked by his experiences as a poor teacher teaching the children of Mexican migrant workers), have very forward facing innovation cluster, and are almost pigheaded in their superiority and moralizing complexes.
As a Californian, I never feel culture shock in TX compared to NY, DC, MA, or IL.