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Quote of the Day: Gone to Texas
“As for Texas, GTT will have consequences. The state welcomes its new residents as friends, but do many of the new residents know and understand the policy set that has driven them from one state, most likely declining and blue, to the Lone Star State?” — Bryan Preston, PJ Media, 12/8/2020
Thanks to Bryan Preston, I now know the acronym that I should have put on my Christmas card: GTT. And to answer his question, yes, I do know!
I can’t speak for the thousands of others who have been moving to Texas recently, but I very consciously fled the Democratic policies that have taken over in Virginia. I traded Democratic representation at the federal, state, and local levels in the Commonwealth of Virginia for Republican representation in my new home state. I love that I can now claim Ted Cruz as one of my senators, and was glad to vote for John Cornyn. Democratic policies were essentially chasing our family out of Virginia, especially those favored by the public schools. The coronavirus restrictions and the announcement of completely online learning tipped the scales in favor of leaving, but we had been preparing to escape even before those developments.
I don’t know what percentage of new Texas residents are similarly inclined toward conservative politics, but the stark difference between blue-state restrictions and red-state freedom feels so obvious that even left-leaving California refugees would get it. I hope. And yet, I moved to Virginia when its electorate was a reliable Republican majority. Over the course of 20 years, I watched the pro-growth (and pro-immigration) policies of Virginia transform the state into a laboratory for left-wing politicians. I’d like to avoid that happening in Texas, and I’m willing to do my part toward that end.
So I have a question for native Texans or long-term residents who made this move long before me: how I can I help?
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Where at in TEXAS are Y’all?
What he said. I am in League City, which is in Galveston County.
God bless Texas!
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Don’t California my Texas!
I think the GOP is a weak organization (but I live in Austin). Col. Allen West is the new GOP chair, so maybe we’ll get more organized. The website is looking better. I suggest getting involved. Start at the precinct level.
Good for you, LillyB. Enjoy that fine state!
Witness Austin. And Harris County – HP moving there to old Compaq sites won’t help.
Harris County was Katrinaed.
Guess who else is moving?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-bye-california-ive-moved-to-texas
that too.
I am glad to see that you were able to get away from Northern Virginia. The good people of Texas need to educate those who move there from the deep blue areas when they need it. Looks like you are already well-educated so you can help.
Montgomery Co. It seems refreshingly sane. People are allowed to shop, dine and go to school but still wear masks and attempt to mitigate biggest public health risks. People are friendly and service providers are friendly and competent. Plus it’s warm in December, so what’s not to like?*
* Venomous snakes and massive spiders in my yard.
Yep. That’s why I figured this was a topical quote. I linked the PJ Media article in the quote attribution, and the reason for the article was Elon Musk’s move. Matthew McConaughey has been making the rounds to address newcomers and the need to not remake Texas in California’s image.
You are pretty close to @aaronmiller. Get in touch with these people, and pitch in. My recommendation is get into their outreach committee. If you are not afraid of public speaking, talk about what happened in Virginia.
Maybe we should have a greater Houston area meet-up.
I’d recruit my Houston area (Pearland) niece to join in.
Have you met the roaches yet?
Skeeters.
That’s why so many Texans go armed.
About the time I moved to Texas (1979) a particularly big mosquito landed at Ellington Field. They pumped in 300 pounds of JP4 before realizing it wasn’t a Texas ANG fighter.
We moved to nort-central Texas (west of Fort Worth) two years ago from western New York state. We gravitate toward former California’s, as we grew up in California. Most of the former Californians we now meet recognize that Texas should not follow California.
But when in doubt, I invite them to the gun range. There seems to be something instinctive about understanding freedom once someone has had a successful target session.
Yes, but I had repressed the memory until you mentioned it.
We love immigrants such as yourself, and detest those who move here for work and bring CA/NY/IL/MA with them.
You will eventually meet one of these dudes. This one was apparently checking out my modem. They have no sense of humor.
Still in Tarrant Co. or Parker? Or further west?
I’m in Spring and some of my family is in Montgomery County. Maybe in January we can arrange another meetup for the area.
The biggest downside of the area is its popularity. Newcomers are welcome, but the traffic gets thicker every year.
This is regular Northern Virginia stuff now:
IF THEY RENAME IT AT NIGHT, MAYBE NO ONE WILL NOTICE:
Hope you don’t see this in Texas.
Anybody in Texas should know this quote. It is probably the origin for GTT.
Crockett was a late adaptor. The phrase originated in the 1819 Bank Panic. It was definitely in use by 1825, a decade before the Texas Revolution started.
My high school mascot were Rebels; Richland Rebels since it was built in ’61.
This summer the name was changed to royals. It’s happening.
I almost did a post with the Davy Crockett quote a month or so ago, but then I recalled @she‘s post from March and thought better of it. No need to be a poor imitation of the always excellent Mrs. She.
https://ricochet.com/727552/quote-of-the-day-the-ballad-of-davy-crockett/
That’s a little baby compared to some I saw – and sometimes trapped – north of Phoenix.