We've noticed a lot of California license plates in Texas recently. The reason is simple: Californians are moving to Texas! According to a story from 2016, it has the makings of a trend, as a my old Korean statistics professor used to say with that thick accent: The number of Californians leaving the state and moving to Texas is at its highest level in nearly a decade, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service. According to IRS migration data, which uses individual income tax returns to record year-to-year address changes, over 250,000 California residents moved out of the state between 2013 and 2014, the latest period for which data was available.  We are glad.  Who wouldn't welcome people who want to work and live in your state? We may see more, especially after reading a story like this: A bill that passed the California state senate and is now moving through the Assembly could threaten jail time for anyone who...(Read Full Post)