Greg Abbott Declares Exodus Warning for Texas City Amid Crisis ,How Did It, See Here!

DEBARYLIFE – Governor of Texas Greg Abbott has reacted to the news that Austin, Texas, came in fifth on a list of cities with the “highest number of move-outs” generated by the removal business PODS, even though it did not make the top 20 in 2023.

Republican Abbott stated in a post on X that the city’s socialist policies are starting to cost lives by driving off citizens.

They are going through what San Francisco went through. Things won’t work out if they don’t alter. There are more desirable possibilities in other Texas cities.”

Kirk Watson, a Democrat, was elected to a second term as mayor of Austin in December 2022. He served in that capacity from 1997 to 2001. Republicans have a hard time winning large cities; according to Ballotpedia, the party only has one mayor among the country’s ten largest cities: Eric Johnson of Dallas.

Abbott included a link to a local KXAN news article in his X post, which stated that Austin has become one of the “top move-out cities” in the country.

This assertion was supported by an analysis by PODS that was released earlier this month and revealed that Austin, after Los Angeles, the San Francisco region, the Miami area, and Long Island, is the fifth-highest city in the nation for move-outs.

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According to an accompanying article by PODS, Austin’s boom phase may be coming to an end. It states that Austin, Texas, is a newcomer to the ranks this year. This Texas jewel experienced unparalleled growth during the epidemic as residents and IT firms flocked to the growing metropolis.

“When the city didn’t even scratch the top 20 of most moved-to cities last year, we had a feeling it might point to the end of this era.”

A few of the reasons given for this were “declining affordability, being priced out of housing, and a lack of space for new builds.”

Inquiries were made online by Newsweek to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Governor Greg Abbott, respectively, outside of regular business hours on Friday. We’ll update this article if either chooses to offer feedback.

The cities “with the highest number of move-ins” in the most recent PODS rating were Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Houston, Texas; and Charlotte, North Carolina once more.

Speaking on the tendency toward the Carolinas, PODS stated: “Beautiful beaches, forests, mountains, and energetic metropolises can be found in both states. The standard of living is high and the cost of living is slightly lower than the national average. Attractions include history, southern charm, four distinct seasons, and a thriving food, wine, and arts sector.

“Residents can also look forward to a growing economy (particularly in North Carolina) and lower tax rates than many other U.S. states.”

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Several Democratic states had population declines in the year ending in July 2022: California saw a 0.3 percent decline, New York saw a 0.9 percent decline, Illinois saw a 0.8 percent decline, and Oregon saw a 0.4 percent decline.

Sam Karnick, a senior fellow at the conservative and libertarian Heartland Institute, a 501 nonprofit public policy research tank, highlighted crime as a significant concern in an interview with Newsweek. He declared: “An exodus from large cities is the reason behind the decline in population in Democratic-controlled states. In states ruled by Republicans, the opposite is true.

“Taxation is a significant effect, but before 2020, there was not nearly as much movement from blue to red states. The nation’s Democrat-controlled cities have seen a sharp increase in violent crime, which seems to be the decisive factor.

According to the 2021 National Crime Victimization Survey, violent crime has been on the rise in cities but not in suburbs or rural areas. This corresponds with the shift in population from states governed by Democrats to those by Republicans.”

The population of New York state decreased more than any other for the previous year, losing 101,984 people, followed by California, which saw a fall of 75,423 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2023.