Chevron became just the latest employer to announce its exit from California last week, and while it is tempting to blame the state’s war against fossil fuels as the cause for the departure, energy firms are far from the only companies fleeing the state as fast as they can.
In just the last four years, rocket manufacturer SpaceX, financial servicer Charles Schwab, and software creator Oracle have all left California and moved to Texas. And major corporations aren’t the only ones leaving. California has led the United States in outstate migration for a generation now, with most residents following employers to Texas.
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