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I know this will be unpopular, but if you're ok with heat and traveling out of state if you need an abortion, Texas may be an option. Yes, our governor is terrible, but day to day life is not the horror that you see on tv. Our big cities are blue and populationwise we're not as red as you think (52-46% in 2020). Snow and ice are pretty minimal. The topography varies tremendously across the state - mountains, desert, coastal, etc. - and each big city has it's own vibe, so there are lots of opportunities for weekend getaways. We have great food, good airports, and colleges and universities of every size and focus. Housing prices have increased since COVID but are still much lower that the east or west Coast. I'm in Dallas and i like it here. San Antonio is a very fun city and a little cheaper.
Nah, Texas is way worse than you say.
Just having a baby is dangerous. Pregnancy complications can quickly lead to a death of both. Doctors are leaving the state. A miscarriage could be prosecuted as murder.
Abbott is really pushing the school vouchers because private schools can set "standards" so specific as to keep certain people out of getting an education.
If you ever need unemployment, Medicaid, or social security, Texas does everything possible to refuse money from the federal government to fund these programs.
Non-cis people are losing rights. The DPS for driver licenses is a mess because not having a driver license makes people think they can't vote
Voter rolls have been purged.
Many places receiving state money have closed their diversity programs. Abbott doesn't understand that wheelchair ramps and wide doors are "inclusion."
And if you think DE&I isn't important, imagine trying to wash your hands at an automatic sink, only to find out the faucet sensor was only trained on a different skin color so it doesn't see you.
How's that power grid looking?
Freedum and no federal regulations flow through these wires!
Sometimes we also have electrons in the wires.
What city are you in? Do you actually see those issues in your day to day life? I'm not discounting how terrible Abbott is at all! And yes, he's definitely trying to make things worse, but we have plenty of people (44% in 2022) who disagree with him. I live in Dallas and work in public education with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. My husband works in Ft. Worth, where it's considerably more conservative, and his company is very invested in DEI. Yes, there are difficult places and situations, but it's really not the shitshow you see on tv. Gerrymandering has given us a government that's not representative of our population. Extremes make the news.
I'm in Austin. Mexican. Family has been US citizens for 5 generations and live all across the state.
Most of my family is women. Many of my family are teachers.
My family has run into all these issues, except the faucet not recognizing their skin.
But we have been pulled over for driving through very white neighborhoods on either business or to see friends.
We have lighter skin, so rarely the target of hate from strangers. But we have been out with darker friends who do get the hate while standing next to us.
Sharing too much, but miscarriages have happened decades ago. On top of the unearned shame the mother feels, even back then there was worry about law enforcement questioning them.
Decades of being good citizens, serving the military, serving the community. And we are now wondering if we need to move to a new state.