The Side Of Austin No One Tells You About
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Austin is a unique city, epitomized by its quirky motto, "Keep Austin Weird." Austin stands out as a vibrant Blue Oasis in the heart of a predominantly Red State. In this video, we wanted to explore and understand the coexistence of these two contrasting realities.
We headed to Austin and its surroundings and were in for a surprise!
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This is really your calling. It's Johnny harris with a tech/social angle instead of maps. Top notch production quality. This is reason we pay for YT premium, content beats typical broadcasters.
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- Caya
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As a patriotic conservative from Texas, originally from Minnesota, I was expecting something completely different from your video. But you did am amazing job of speaking truthfully. I was a teacher in China for almost a decade. I have had students who've ended up in extremely liberal universities invite me to visit them, but in turn refuse to come to Texas to visit my family because of the lies presented to them by the media and their liberal friends. One mentioned the fear of being lynched (she is Chinese) which I laughed at, but realized she'd been convinced that it was a truth and she wasn't going to risk it. My wife, also Chinese, was surprised to hear these claims.
So thank you for making this video, I hope my former students will watch it.
We also were expecting something completely different from our video :)
Thanks a lot for watching it.
- Caya
Did you vote for trump?
They believed the liberal lies just the same way that conservatives fear Liberalism.
As a Chinese who drove across the country from Boston to SF I've met only friendly folks in the "red" states. The media thrives on attention at the price of dividing people apart. Was in Texas few times, great times. 🎉
Native Texan: if you’re not sure which side politically is going to be mad at you, it means you’re in the middle and they’re both mad at you.
Sad gang mentality
Conservatives aren’t mad at this honest review, not of Texas, but of what the media wants you to believe about texas
Native Texan here. I’m so glad you had a good experience. I currently live in a tiny west Texas town. And I love with some of the nicest most forgiven people in the country.
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- Caya
Amarillo?
The world needs more of this TBH, as I travel the world more as black man. I realize I judge people way to early, based on my conceived notions of the place according to what I've heard. If we give people we meet a lot more grace. We'll find the world is beautiful place
Well done Mr. Kaya. I’m 59 years of age, and I turned my television off in 1970. Funny thing is all of this social hatred seems to not present itself to me. I couldn’t be happier. Excellent video. Thanks for posting 👍
I’m Asian and have lived in a small town in a conservative state for 3months for a summer internship. I was scared at first to move there but people were nice to me. As the token minority everywhere I go, I didn’t experience any outright bias against me. However, it’s the implicit bias that over time really bothered me. If anything goes wrong, I would be the first one to be the suspect and take the blame. Constantly having to think how I’m under scrutiny is exhausting. It’s not as scary as the media depicted but I’m not moving back.
Yes it's the soft bigotry of low expectations.
As a first-generation Latino and a "peak" millennial who spent the majority of my childhood years in NYC, and later moved to a suburb just outside of Minneapolis, MN, I find myself in my early 30s applauding this video wholeheartedly. I've come to realize that the media, often championed by 'insta-lefties' and woke/PC culture, really promotes a form of sheep or mob think. You've done an outstanding job of stress-testing your assumptions by being open to the world and seeking multiple inputs to achieve as much clarity as possible.
If I didn’t live on the west coast, I would live in Texas. I lived there for three years and it was great. The people are prideful and some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Great job getting showing the realities rather than falling in line with the medias conjured up narrative.
Could you do a video on tech’s exodus from California? I’ve seen the headlines of some companies moving out but have been curious if this migration is different from any time in the past or just a regular occurrence that is due to reverse over time.
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Appears that you haven't been to a border town.
No one is going to blatantly provoke you.
Their motto is if you're good to me. They're good to you.
I’m a progressive African American male born and raised in the South. The South does have its issues for sure and there is no sugar coating that, but the majority of people down here are good people. Ironically and anecdotally, the places where I have been most uncomfortable bc of my race has been in other so-called “progressive” areas of the country.
Knew Austin before the pandemic and i loved it.
I’m a proud Texan, and I love this states hospitality and immense diversity, you get it in the city and in rural towns. No matter what, if you’re respectful you get respect back! 🇺🇸❤️
Excellent work Mr. Kaya! Austin is beautiful, accepting, and innovative. Come back when you can stay longer. Thanks for the posting ....
"What comes to mind when you think of Texas?"
My second home. (I am New Mexican.).
But also where the undercooked Arizonians, Californians and New Mexican's go to for either cheaper housing prices or less crime.
Sometimes both.
Yeah, that's why there's no more cheap housing and skyrocketing crime rates. So...thanks.
@@TheDreamWyrm Stop working backwards from your conclusion, if you want cheap housing, abolish zoning and if you want less crime, do a mixture of imprisonment and rehabilitation services. If you want to whine and bitch, then fine but since you are not in politics trying to fix the problem, you clearly don’t know better.
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I am Nigerian-American born and raised in WEST TEXAS (Blue Texas). I experienced more racism living in Colorado and Ohio than I ever did in Texas. I lived in Austin for 10 years, and yes it's quirky and weird (for Texas) but don't forget there is Houston (which is blue and the most diverse city in the country), and you have Dallas/Fort Worth. I think Texans are the most genuine, friendly fun people you will meet, in ANY part of the state (with the exception of East Texas.....you'll never find me there LOL). I will say now that Austin is probably the most UNFRIENDLY city in Texas these days just because all of the newcomers who live in their tech bubble (no offense...I'm actually in tech, too).
Wow ,just wow , in terms of opinion-based videos you've uploaded,this must be the best!
Thanks 🙏 . Can't help myself sometimes :)
- Caya
Im still in NYC considering texas. But even where i am, never realy had issue with folks on the right. Always respectful. Bad people are going to be bad no matter which side youre on. Great video exposing this.
What a fascinating exploration of Austin's unique character! 🌟 It's incredible how the city's vibrant energy and inclusive spirit thrive amidst contrasting political landscapes.
Your content is amazing as always 💯
I live in Hamilton (the little town in the shot at 12:33), I'm glad y'all had a nice time in Texas!
Great video! Thank you
THANKS FOR THE INFO KAYA!!👍👍👍👍
Great video!
As always a good point of view
Love nuance! We need more of it.
Commenting to trick the YT algorithm into thinking this vid is showing an extreme view that triggers lots of engagement
This is the way.
- Caya
Thank you! Great job.
great video! I moved to Austin a couple years ago, and I couldn't be happier. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed rural Texas as well. I don't think the former Austinite you interviewed did much traveling outside of the city, and most of his second-hand negative experiences sounded like they were borrowed directly from the news or from a like-minded friend (who also probably got it from the news). The fact that he never personally had a negative experience really tells you all you need to know. Austin is a great city, but the rest of the state is great as well. You won't find a more welcoming people.
Great amazing video; however, you missed some major story points. Trilogy Systems was the Paypal Mafia of Austin. It led to many of the vibrant companies in Austin getting created. On top of that, you completely missed your chance to talk about Capital Factory and Joshua Baer. Josh used to work at Trilogy Systems and single handedly accelerated the Austin tech scene by creating Capital Factory. Without him there would be zero social infrastructure in place to allow ATX to scale to a Silicon Valley competitor.
Phenomenal video. You delivered such an important message. Thank you for sharing.
Thank _you_ for watching 🙂
- Caya
This is a great video and that's why I love TX. I have been here for 6 years and never received any kind or racisms and I am also Latin with black roots.
I've learn so much from this culture and how tolerant they are.
Love your videos.
It's a shame that the coverage from El Salvador didn't do well with the algorithm, it was really well done!
I ignored your Bitcoin video because I thought it was about Bitcoin. If it's actually about El Savador, I'm interested...
One of your best
Thanks
I know this is primarily focused on Austin, but what most Americans may not know is Houston is the fourth largest cities and the most diverse city in America in terms of most spoken languages and race.
Sweet Caroline at the start is a great memory
The closest thing to a country song I thought I could sing.
- Caya
Maeee... Vieras que tuanis se siente escucharlo decir I am a Costa Rican! So proud for you my bruh! keep spreading the good vibe and being an example for the new outcomers in business. 33 years here and feeling inspired. Pura Vida! amazing Work and documentary! the opposite view in the mirror.
Very nice video with a lot of good ideas
I’m to Texas and I am a minority from the north east and I love it! I experienced way more racism in the north east then Texas which I haven’t experienced any racism at all in 4 years
Am a native Texan. The vibe here here basically “don’t start trouble and try to just enjoy yourself”. We don’t care what anyone does for the most part, black, white, etc
Please do a tech nomad of Boston/Cambridge
You are awesome
10 years wow.
TEAMMATE BETA looks interesting but doesnt seem to work for e.g people who dont have a website yet or people whose business model is based on RUclips, Patreon, instagram etc as in those platforms ARE our "website" technically... those urls are not recognized and thus we cant go any step further to even test out the website...
Interesting city to say the least
Hi Caya, I’ve been a big follower of your videos! Can you do a video on Olive AI for your startup forensics! The company shut down last week after raising close to $1B in funding and was last valued at $4B! Let me know your thoughts
Can you create a video on Bangalore too
Already did: ruclips.net/video/d6CKhYCvrzU/видео.htmlsi=6_4OtJRHg7K7cZ4w
The news will grape your mind. Yuri Bezmenov forewarned.
Like others have said, there's a difference between living in a place and visiting a place. And if more people who look like you and think like you move into an area it changes the dynamic and the locals aren't often excited about the change.
Also, I'm tired of everyone thinking that racism is white robes and torches or that it's everyday and blatant. Racism is the microaggressions, lack of safety, and inequality. It's a double consciousness.
I do not agree. Microagressions are not racism, lack of safety is not racism, inequality is not racism. Those are human behaviors, those are bad human attributes, but are not racism. I am a Black, Muslim, immigrant living in Texas and I have never experienced racism. most people who tell you that have never been to Texas.
Why did this video get so few views, it didn’t show up in my home feed, had to look at notifications.
I’ve been cracking my head at this for a week
- Caya
In the US espcially are news is always the worst of the worst but most people are not like that they don't want a war they don't hate black, hispanic or asian people. They don't hate gay or trans people they just show the worst of the worst because fear sells anxiety fails it is more powerful at keeping us attached to the new if they talk about negative stuff compared to positive stuff.
Racism is not a big part of Texas, but it is a little more pronounced in the eastern parts bordering Louisiana .
It appears more conservative than it actually is because of Republican gerrymandering. Remove the gerrymandering and the state would be on the blue side of purple.
Texas has a lot of people coming and going, even in small towns, so the residence are not as isolated as some states up north and are open to lots of different people.
Also there is plenty of red in Austin despite its blue leaning.
You could also say the same thing about California, It appears more liberal than it actually is because of Democrat gerrymandering.
No.
Anthony Bourdain vibes. ❤
I am a transplant in Texas and the biggest I have is how spread out it is and that life is a little to slow. It is kind of hard to find people I have a lot in common with and I don't want to drive 25 - 40 minutes to do anyrhing. I have tried to blend in but I just feel misreable at a lot of the events that are more assotiate with Texas culture. Nothing against anyone.
What part of Texas are you? I'm also a transplant here and it's getting hard to get involved in things because the culture is so different but I think people are just more simple minded here.
@@euphoricmonk San Anton
@@NicholasSeamans Come up to Austin, way more things going on and a more diverse group of people.
I think the point of the video was that diversity is not important to Texans. People accept you for being human.@@euphoricmonk
@@brianzachary5618 I know that I was just saying that there's more things to do up here with a more diverse group.
"those people are so prejudiced!" -prejudiced people who think the news is telling them the truth.
Bravo! 👏
The net result of "creating space to have those conversations" is that Texas becomes more like the places you came from. Which, of course, is what you want. The goofballs you talked to don't stand a chance because they don't even understand that that's what's happening, and I'm not sure you do either.
Thanks for showing that we're not a unified bunch of extreme right morons. Texas is an amazing place mostly full of kind, generous, open-hearted people!! I stood up and f***ing CHEERED at about 8:20
Your content is very good. It can be par with John Harris or Coogan. Don't ever pivot with your startup tho.
Thanks. This means a lot.
- Caya
I say yes on some cities in tx
Yeah of course you have to be careful but I hate as a black guy to go meet people with the idea that they are racist. It's that balance between safety ( that is necessary. ) and staying humane to not cause prejudice that is dangerous but necessary. Otherwise we are not free and the other guy is not free ( because he is jailed into an image that the media and the world created for him/her ). And the progressive are doing the same thing that they are saying the conservative are doing : painting the other with assumptions. And we all know that assumption are wrong because it close the debate, it creates infinite loop of falsehood.
yeah I am french... btw... also ... I would love for America to stop being so divided. It's okay to not think the same but . USA is USA man lol . Yall americans. It matter. That flag matter to yall and to the world.
I'm from Dallas and it's as deep blue as Austin
From my experience being around both sides of the spectrum (Research Triangle and surrounding areas in NC), most folks aren’t really politically active. A lot of them just have this “leave me the fuck alone” mentality. It’s honestly a very small minority (most of them are on social media) that make it sound like the world is crashing and burning.
And even still, most these guys aren’t a threat. They’ll talk a big game on social media. They’ll even try to sound arrogant and elitist. But, when it comes down to it, almost none of them are going to commit to acting on what they are going on about in social media.
In short: it’s just noise. Almost no one on either side blowing on a megaphone is willing to put their money where their mouth is.
I am traveling with family from Ukraine to the US on an entrepreneur visa with a finished IT product that is not artificial intelligence:) All I have for company expenses $100k and for my own expenses $100k, I need to improve my English about 4 months when come. Could you please recommend me a city. I was considering Austin and Boston.
First to watch
Yes
There are nice people everywhere. The hard part is when people smile to your face but actively want to vote for things that hurt you and feel that more rights for you is a zero sum game. They still vote how they vote. But ive felt comfortable in places a lot of people would assume be hostile in person.
That's the Democrats. Republicans are the party of freedom for all.
I’m by no means a victim I grew up on tiny town in south Texas about 30min from a larger city and there was only like 5 whites family in the city of a few thousand so the school was lik 94 percent Hispanic kids and maybe 4 percent white and the rest black or Asian so the only people who got made fun of where the everyone but the Hispanic kids so that was kinda funny looking back even the teachers where openly racist I would get made fun of because my parents could afford to get me nice headphones and Abercrombie clothes that kind of thing and didn’t act tough like the other 12 yr olds and where dickies and south pole or whatever haha and over time after being new it fades some but it’s still there and it didn’t help that I lived out in no where 15 min outside the small town but hopefully it’s obvious I didn’t shave my head and hate everyone I took it in stride and in the end the majority of my friend where Hispanic and the few that lived around me I became very close to and slept over all the time so I taught me a lot about different culture and levels of income what people did for fun and ate and we got along great we were both generous to each other and would have be friend for a long time but I left at the start of high school and moved away and ironically all my friends left around the same time to but anyway yes the media is usually wrong sure racism exists but usually it’s fairly moderate and I didn’t mind the light hazings I’m glad they felt comfortable to say what the wanted to sure I held back usually to be extra nice but for most those kids me and the few other white kids formed there vision of white people are in there early years and I’m sure they thought there not so bad we get along and find the same stuff funny and can relate sure even to this day I suck at Spanish so I didn’t get all there jokes if they where in Spanish unless someone explained it but just thought I’d say this because people always assume whites “dominate” everywhere we’ll in Texas there are many city’s that are Hispanic make up is over 80 percent or some that are black 40 percent so it just depends and yes I’ve seen examples online of really racist on claves but to this day I’ve never actually been to one my self and even if so they can do whatever they want I’m going to do me and have my beliefs they can have there’s I’m not trying to force my will on anyone
Can be. It depends on how soft you are.
As a Brit I find the idea of day-to-day racism a bit difficult to understand.
You must not live in the UK then where any racism is 10 times worse and more obvious. You have whole stadiums calling black players monkeys
i'm hispanic and i live in texas and have NEVER experienced any kind of racism. the media overhypes this. if you want seriously bad racism go to california. i expereinced more bigotry towards myself there than i have ever had in texas.
@@theFlashOracle I cannot even vaguely imagine a Hispanic person being regarded badly n the UK.
@@coldlyanalytical1351 we are analogous to Arabic people in Europe. The only two places I have ever had a problem was in New York and California. In Texas nobody cares.
@@coldlyanalytical1351 it is the liberals and progressives that keep racism alive. They want us to be victims. Most conservatives simply don’t care what you look like they and to progressives that is racist.
It’s a mess and it’s getting worse. Trust me when I tell you. BBC and AP do not tell a fair story about most of the things going on in the us.
Texas, like the rest of America, is nuanced. You can find worse hateful behavior in California very easily. 😂
My grandma's from Tyler, TX and moved to Medford, OR. She and grandpa (from Oakland, CA) are having worse treatment in OR than they ever did visiting family in TX so 🤷🏾
You got rose colored glasses on.
I'll just say that you can look at the local and state policies and how it play out to decide what kind of people there are. Oftentimes, people say one thing yet their votes speak for themselves (i.e. opposed to what they said). Who did people vote into their local and state offices and what kind of things these representatives rolled out are something you as a visitor cannot experience and will never experience until you actually live there (because you were one of those that were not impacted).
Worked for LCRA for awhile. I come from up around the Temple-Waco area. Inner inner city Austin was as progressive as one could get, but venture 5 minutes outside and most people are conservative. Big cities lean progressive. Outside lean conversative. There are a good deal of Trump supporters here, but that does not mean they support racism or bigotry. There are pockets of extremists, such as the idiot from Bruce-ville Eddy, but you'd have to search that out. Texas is as multi-racial as one can get. Very inclusive. On my street....there's african americans, caucasians, native americans, and hispanics. My wife works with African nationalists and South Koreans. No one could care any less about skin color or race. A moderate (perhaps even a Democrat) could most certainly win an election here, but from my personal experience, most Texans are apathetic and simply don't care enough to vote one way or the other. Those with STRONG emotions in an already conservative state are the ones that vote, so that's who is elected.
Black woman 1st gen American Native Texan specifically from Houston, TX, went to college in Waco, and lived in Dallas for a short period. I now live in NYC. I experienced way more racism in NYC than I ever did in Texas.
I always tell people, Texas isn’t a true red state; it’s has the WORST voter turnout…number 40 something out of 50 states. All major cities in TX lean left when you look at the actual data. Ted Cruz almost lost the senate race by 3% when Beto ran; Trump helped him out with turnout.
New York is a red state without NYC.
We all have to put labels on the shelf and get back to just being people.
Racism does exist in TX, but it showed up differently for me when I was there. It showed up as people still being nice but ignorant if/when I saw it. NYC felt blatant…followed in stores, got no help in stores, told to go back to a neighborhood while running an errand in Brooklyn, people cross the streets or hold their bag tighter, etc.
No. It's a red state because we are tired of Democrat Racism.
Well done! The media business model is broken and it's unclear how it can be fixed. I'm socially liberal and fiscally conservative and I find I can't watch MSNBC, CNN, or Fox because they're all too biased. I Watch PBS.
So true, but I watch nothing except RUclips news, and I always try to find a counter argument and go from there. I can't believe people still watch the news knowing what we know now.
This video shows how much america is, you sit on your couch and form unfair opinions about states and people you have never been to or met. It used to be that people would make decisions by themselves after their experiences.
Now, people are living vicariously through the news
People watch too much news, Texas is just like any American city. If you go to certain locations, you will meet trouble. It's true in carlifonia, Seattle , Texas, etc
As a born and raised Texan from a small town in east Texas, who is gay and is an interracial marriage, I can say that I've had many negative experiences with homophobia, racism, and sexism. I lived the first 21 years of my life in that state and I never want to move back. There are members of my family that are blatantly racist but will never say it to the face of any person of color. They will say all day long that they love everybody and live and let live, but they're lying because I listen to the garbage they speak when they watch the evening news. This is certainly not everybody. But please know that those people do exist and inlarger numbers in the south. I would say that due to the nature of your video , the places you visited, and the length of time you were there, you didn't have an opportunity to have an experience that a lot of us do have. There's a lot more to this conversation. I'm glad the folks at the bars and Texas showed you a nice time, but Mckinney is not a small town. Seek out a place like Grand Saline and try to apply for a job and then tell me if the racist undertones don't become pronounced to you.
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Houston, Dallas and San Antonio is also blue. What a fluff piece
Because Californian moved over there. & it's only gonna get even bigger.
Everybody who’s anybody moved to ATX in the bull cycle because they couldn’t make it in LA/NYC/Miami. All of those fellow rejects, me included have already moved back. This is easily reflected in the home values -40%. Also the nightlife is shit. If you don’t like getting blacked out or doing ketamine it’s not for you. Don’t forget about the serial killer on Rainy street killing Latinos. Austin is a huge L. $1800 for rent is also a joke Lmfao try living downtown on that rent.
Texas is more racist, but also isnt the most, in most states, you wont feel so bad as a visitor, I lived a year in texas, and have experienced racist aggression maybe once or twice, I wont live in texas not because everyone is racist, all the time, but that one time a neighbor was, makes it hard for me to chill and feel safe. Its just like during the elections, or when Trump visits your town, you gotta hide, cus that brings crazies out of wood work, else its mostly okay.
I think Beto and other Democrat candidates woukd perform much better if they were not gun grabbers. Most Texas Democrats i talk to love guns. Gungrabbing suppresses the Democrat vote.
If 90 percent of el Salvador .disagree with your perspective, especially when you don't live there.
I hate to break it to you
You are wrong
I think the difference is you VISITED small town Texas instead of LIVING in small town Texas. Everyone's nice to visitors and tourists, but if you move in and then more minorities move in, then there's going to be trouble. Also, women don't have the same rights in Texas compared to other states like NY and CA. I'm from small town Ohio as a minority and I've never really felt comfortable in my adult life until I moved to New York City. I get the stares whenever I go to a bar when I go back home-especially if I go to a townie bar. I'm happy you experienced a good time, but racism in America isn't just cross burnings and violent confrontations, it's micro-aggressions, belittling, and passive. Americans are nice and welcoming... to a point. You can visit and enjoy, but just don't move in.
This part
Lmao, why must a state be blue
There needs to be a balance between the left and the right in any successful country
No, there should be a balance between right libertarians and authoritarians to be a successful country. No leftists should have the franchise in a successful country.
@@georgerogers1166 lmao leftist and being on the left are not the same thing
And a country with libertarians and authoritarian will not survive
I think we are all tired of " weird " and progreesive attitudes. Those are buzz terms for anti conservative. The same way that anti racist is jyst anti white. If we really wanted equality then we would start judging people by their character and merits rather than skin color and what small minority group they belong to.
Soon texas will become blue 😂😂
How do you know the video is made by a guy, who talked to guys? Not A WORD about the abortion ban, which is a big consideration for another half of humanity.
This is a fair point. As a matter of fact our production team is mostly made of women (see credits) but we all felt this topic would have moved the video in a different direction.
Our angle was about the nuances of Texan culture, and relationships between left and right leaning people. Abortion is such a complex topic, I don’t feel we would have been able to land the video in a middle ground.
Very valid point, though. Point taken.
- Caya
@@slidebean
Thank you for such a nice and detailed response. I honestly didn't expect it.
I am an immigrant who lived in Texas for 10+ years before recently moving to the East Coast. Texas and Texans will always have a special place in my heart, cause people there were always very kind and welcoming to me. And I had a question in the back of my head, whether my experience would have been different if I wasn't white. So this video was very interesting to me, and I appreciate your view!
I just felt that if you are talking not only about racial aspect, but also about politics and gun rights/gun violence, the abortion rulings would be important to mention as another divisive topic (more divisive than gun rights in my view), as for me and my female friend it was a big factor in our decisions to stay in the state or move elsewhere.
You are sooo misguided and toxicly biased about how you went about drawing you conclusion. I had to downvote
one thing to note, just from nowhere =).
"What if" people who flee from California are seeking that "another" lifestyle? So that's not how the media depicts the altered reality, but that people move to (for example) Texas looking for a better suitable environment?
I don't think that: a) California pays less than Texas, b) California provides worse life quality (especially comparing the nature, weather and points of interest), c) Life is way more affordable in Texas.
So if that's true - people stay in Texas for other reasons, not related to the mentioned above. And these reasons are directly related to "republican" states. Just saying that this could be the opposite - people move to Texas (or Florida) not because media told them so, but because they want that stereotypical Texas lifestyle, and media shows the picture of these expats.