20+ year Texas resident here. The abortion law was, I believe, mostly passed in order to attempt to keep progressives from moving to Texas. The state legislat

20+ year Texas resident here. The abortion law was, I believe, mostly passed in order to attempt to keep progressives from moving to Texas. The state legislature and governor know that it is most likely to be struck down by the courts. Therefore, it will be gone and out of the way before the next election, so they don't face much of a backlash, but it may keep a bunch of Californian Democrats who might otherwise move here and vote, from moving here. On the other hand, any Californian Republicans who move here, they would like to get, because Texas has been moving from deep red to purplish red in recent years. It's still for sure a right-leaning state, but an influx of Democratic voters, while small compared to the existing population, could well be enough to tip the balance in a Democratic-favorable year.