ICYMI: Thanks to Texas Republicans, Texas is No Longer One of the Country’s Top States for Business

AUSTIN, Texas -- Yesterday, CNBC released its list of the Top States for Business, and for the first time in the study’s history, Texas has fallen out of the top five.

The reasons? Our crumbling infrastructure, shaky electric grid, high cost of living, and – you guessed it – our woefully inadequate public education funding.

In addition, the article notes that “Health care in the state is poor, according to the United Health Foundation, which ranks the state No. 50 for clinical care, and No. 47 for access to primary care physicians. No state has a greater percentage of residents without health insurance.” 

The article also highlights Texas’ incessant attacks on women and LGBTQ+ residents as a reason for its falling out of the top states for business – through actions like its draconian abortion ban and raft of laws undermining rights for LGBTQ+ Texans. 

As a reminder, both U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz – and every Texas House Republican – voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Another legislative session has passed without an overhaul of our state’s rickety electric grid system. Under Texas Republicans, the tax burden in Texas is higher than it is in California. And this legislative session gave essentially nothing to our state’s public education system – while Republican leadership made an all-out push to defund public schools in favor of private school vouchers. 

And on healthcare – Governor Greg Abbott still refuses to expand Medicaid, leaving countless Texans to languish without healthcare, while rural hospitals are closing en masse across the state. As for the attacks on women and LGBTQ+ Texans, Republicans only dug their heels in further this legislative session. 

Click here to read the full article on CNBC.com.