Post by @Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social

2026-07-11 19:02 UTC

@mmiasma@mastodon.sdf.org Texas is a FYRE Festival. The job market is relatively better here, but there's a sinister reason for that. There's no income tax, but the property and sales taxes are high, and the state government spends a lot of it on culture war bullshit. Education is mediocre at best, because of lack of funding, culture war bullshit, and training for standardized tests. Public transportation serves only small parts of the largest cities.

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@Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social 2026-07-12 12:29

@mmiasma@mastodon.sdf.org One thing I forgot is in "the Energy State", there seems to be a problem with anything related to electricity. The grid is isolated from rest of the country's grid and is not particularly robust. The government gave preferential treatment to crypto-mining and is continuing the practice with AI Datacenters. The state even adds a $400 surcharge to annual auto registration for electric cars.

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@cobalt123@beige.party 2026-07-11 21:05

@Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social @mmiasma@mastodon.sdf.org Ah, so no changes since I lived in the Dallas area 2001-2002. Wow, over 20 years of no changes. At least on what you describe. A CHANGE however is that I refuse to pass thru or change planes in Texas, ever since, oh, about 2002. Hmmmm.

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