Because they bought into the meme that Texas is cheap when in reality the high property taxes means it's increasingly becoming unlivable for your average person

Because they bought into the meme that Texas is cheap when in reality the high property taxes means it's increasingly becoming unlivable for your average person. It's really just a way to try and save on how much they have to pay people, but it's going to be harder and harder to entice people to move to Texas when the rent is soaring and the state government continues its culture wars at the cost of tax payer dollars.