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Is this actually true though? Nobody currently living in Texas just woke up and realized that they live in a deeply conservative state. Even Austin is much more

Is this actually true though? Nobody currently living in Texas just woke up and realized that they live in a deeply conservative state. Even Austin is much more conservative than Seattle or SF. I have coworkers living in Texas and while they’re disappointed in the ruling, I haven’t heard of a single person planning on moving because of it. Most people I know moved there because of the land, property taxes, climate, etc. The politics situation is unfortunate to them, but not a defining problem. And considering these same people have the resources to get abortions no matter what (not to mention the fact that most abortions happen in low-income, marginalized communities), I don’t foresee many people leaving because of this.

karmajunkie 5y ago
Austinite here, currently considering whether, when, and how to move to another state. I’m not alone.
- thoughtstheseus 5y ago
  Stay where you are. Texas is almost purple. One of the knock on impacts of this law is to make you move.
  - taylodl 5y ago
    The Texas population is almost purple, but the Texas legislature isn't close to purple. Thanks to the legislature's ability to choose their voters (gerrymandering) that's not a situation that's going to change any time soon. Add in the voter suppression laws they've also recently passed and you can be sure Texas is going to be Red for a good long time. On another note, I know people who were thinking about moving to Texas. They're not now. On the flip side I know people who moved to Austin in the past two years. They're now looking at leaving. One has already done so. This is where renting and working from home is a blessing - you can quickly change residence.
  - karmajunkie 5y ago
    yeah, this is one of our considerations. right now my wife and i are planning on sticking around through the election next year and helping out with some campaigns. if dems in this state can’t pull off some Georgia-style turnout in the next election, we’re almost certainly leaving before the next one.
jleyank 5y ago
In the chemical modeling/ML field it's an excellent time to find work in N America and Europe. Yeah, it's harder to move as a pair than solo, but one has to be able to look in the mirror.
quantified 5y ago
Apple employees who don’t like Texas law or culture can work for Apple in California, and employees who don’t like California culture or law can work in Texas, yes? Seems like Apple supports their employees by maintaining offices in different places.
- nostrademons 5y ago
  That's what this memo is clarifying, that Apple will support employees who want to transfer because of state politics or who need to seek an abortion out of state. It's not a given that you can transfer between offices for personal (or political) reasons; normally there are requirements based on team & organizational needs.
nostrademons 5y ago
My sister's thinking of moving out of the state after living there for 18 years. The actual nail-in-the-coffin for her is the school board situation, although she's pretty furious about the abortion law, the way they've handled COVID, the power utility situation, etc. For most of the last couple decades you could be liberal in most of the big cities and basically just go about your business. Texas was pretty big on "live and let live", after all. Apparently it's not like that anymore, and the more conservative factions are very in-your-face about owning the libs now.

karmajunkie 5y ago

Austinite here, currently considering whether, when, and how to move to another state. I’m not alone.

thoughtstheseus 5y ago
Stay where you are. Texas is almost purple. One of the knock on impacts of this law is to make you move.
- taylodl 5y ago
  The Texas population is almost purple, but the Texas legislature isn't close to purple. Thanks to the legislature's ability to choose their voters (gerrymandering) that's not a situation that's going to change any time soon. Add in the voter suppression laws they've also recently passed and you can be sure Texas is going to be Red for a good long time. On another note, I know people who were thinking about moving to Texas. They're not now. On the flip side I know people who moved to Austin in the past two years. They're now looking at leaving. One has already done so. This is where renting and working from home is a blessing - you can quickly change residence.
- karmajunkie 5y ago
  yeah, this is one of our considerations. right now my wife and i are planning on sticking around through the election next year and helping out with some campaigns. if dems in this state can’t pull off some Georgia-style turnout in the next election, we’re almost certainly leaving before the next one.

jleyank 5y ago

In the chemical modeling/ML field it's an excellent time to find work in N America and Europe. Yeah, it's harder to move as a pair than solo, but one has to be able to look in the mirror.

quantified 5y ago

Apple employees who don’t like Texas law or culture can work for Apple in California, and employees who don’t like California culture or law can work in Texas, yes? Seems like Apple supports their employees by maintaining offices in different places.

nostrademons 5y ago
That's what this memo is clarifying, that Apple will support employees who want to transfer because of state politics or who need to seek an abortion out of state. It's not a given that you can transfer between offices for personal (or political) reasons; normally there are requirements based on team & organizational needs.

nostrademons 5y ago

My sister's thinking of moving out of the state after living there for 18 years. The actual nail-in-the-coffin for her is the school board situation, although she's pretty furious about the abortion law, the way they've handled COVID, the power utility situation, etc. For most of the last couple decades you could be liberal in most of the big cities and basically just go about your business. Texas was pretty big on "live and let live", after all. Apparently it's not like that anymore, and the more conservative factions are very in-your-face about owning the libs now.