Texas just went blue, and the tech bros are sad
Source: Business Insider ·
Texas, with its limited red tape and vast resources, drew in the tech crowds. Now, it's politics turned bluer, and the execs are a little upset.
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Tech bros headed to Texas to find redder pastures. Democrats just flipped the governor's mansion and a Senate seat.Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images, Brandon Bell/Getty Images, Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTexas drew in tech moguls — including many who wanted redder politics than Silicon Valley.Well, it just turned pretty blue.We're starting to see the anger from tech execs trickle out.Texas — with its cowboy hats, slow-smoked barbecue, and de-regulatory stance — was supposed to be the California antidote for tech bros fed up with Silicon Valley's Democratic politics.Well, Texas just got a lot bluer.On Tuesday, during the midterm elections, Texas voters selected Democrats James Talarico for the Senate and Gina Hinojosa for the governor's mansion, despite massive Republican spending backed byTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.Now, the tech-world frustration is starting to trickle out."Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now," Musk…
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